Painting affects

[Aircav]

Hi All
I've got a question about painting.
I'm wanting to paint a model where by the model has been re-painted in the field and the original markings still show through, now do I apply the transfers then paint over the top of them or do I paint the model, apply the transfers then paint over the top of them?
thanks
Steve

[Jennings]

Not sure I'm getting what you're asking.  You asked if you should apply the decals and then paint, or apply the decals and then paint?  If it were me, I'd apply the decals, then paint.

If what you're asking is whether you should apply the decals to a painted surface, the answer is an emphatic "yes, absolutely".  There's really no other way to do it.  If you apply decals to bare plastic, they'll lift off eventually, no matter what you put over them.

So.. paint, decal, then paint.

J

[Kurlan Naiskos]

how about paint the camo colors, then PAINT the markings (no decals) and then re-paint.
after all isn't this the way the real aircraft was painted?
why not replicate the painting method used on the real thing, only in miniature?
"art imitates life" -

[matrixone]

Aircav,

For the effect you are after, first paint the model, gloss coat and add your decals, and when everything is dry carefully re-spray the areas of the markings you want to get the ''painted over'' look by LIGHTLY fogging the paint on, go slow and add only one thin coat at a time until you get the effect you want.

HTH

Matrixone  

[Aircav]

Hi
thanks for your coments, I think the way I'll go is as Jennings and Matrixone have sugested.
Many Thanks and all the best
Steve

[Radish]

And now we're all intrigued by the subject  

[Aircav]

     

[F-32]

How about painting it, added the markings and then watering down some paint and painting over the markings.

If the paint is suitably watery it should be ok, if it doesn't work it wasn't my suggestion ^_^