discussion stencils

[Guest]

hi everybody,

can anyone tell me how to stencil a model aircraft? any help would be greatly apprieciated,

thanks

 

[wonwinglo]

William,it all depends on what you need to stencil ? for example you could stencil on those American stars and bars plus the numerous lettering etc that reads like a manual in itself ! or you could be refering to stencil technique for camouflage demarcation lines which have a soft edge ?

As a general guide for markings I use ordinary cereal box card,for this I place it onto one of those self healing cutting mats that protects your sharp blades as well,by carefully removing pieces of card held with a membrane you can then hold the marking stencils whilst spray painting,this can be done with either a proprietry airbrush,or standard car auto rattle cans for flying models etc.

Another good material for stencils is lampshade parchment,you can get this from good art shops and craft suppliers,this has the advantage of being robust and stencils can be used several times over.

If using stencils for camouflage then a good tip is to hold them in place with ordinary bluetak,the standoff effect will give you the feathered edge associated with some but not all camo patterns.

If I have missed the point entirely then please get back and I will attempt to unravel any other stencil techniques.

Hope the above will assist you in some way.

hi everybody,can anyone tell me how to stencil a model aircraft? any help would be greatly apprieciated,

thanks

 

[Guest]

HI,

A stencil is a template used to draw or paint identical letters, numbers, symbols, shapes, or patterns every time it is used. Stencil technique in visual art is also referred to as pochoir.

Yes stencils using the make a many models,and designs,

Thank you...

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[stona]

Give us a few more details about what exactly you are trying to do. Stencils are a bit vague, particularly when referring to model aircraft where all the factory markings (W/T, TRESTLE, CANOPY RELEASE, etc) are often referred to as stencils. They are, of course, usually decals.

Steve