paint Scheming
Hey guys, I'm all for 3D modelling. there is nothing like it for trying different paint schemes, and seeing how they'll look from the ground.
When my Dad was building an Osprey II, I built a balsa model, right off the paper plans ( 1/12 scale I think?)
It received about a dozen coats of latex house paint and tons of striping trying to find a good scheme.
What was MOST informative, that may not show on a 3D program, is you quickly learn the areas that are a real bear to run lines over, and it makes you stop and think....'how the heck would I mask 14 lines anglesd across the elevator and onto the fin without losing my mind, and having it look awful unless the elevator was in perfect trail.(0)
Of course, a good painter will point some of this out to you, perhaps by way of his estimate!