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Here is how to make camo colour schemes (well my way)

233k RamboJutter  5.8 years ago

I get asked a lot about my camo schemes so here is a bit of a walkthrough, im on PC and use overload so its easier for me than for tablet or phone users but its still possible on all.

(plane used for this bit: English-Electric-Victorious-5-0

Step 1

So, to start with have a general idea of what you want in the way of camo, is it going to walk across the build? Curl around? be sharp edged like some German WW2 schemes etc.

Step 2

Build your plane to suit, so use a few more blocks, that leading edge that you made out of 1 piece make out of 3

Step 3

Colour the plane in one colour (use a nice contrast colour, not dark or too bright like white, i use orange and pink for the contrast because it works)
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Add a different colour to some panels to form your rough outline of camo, sometimes its made more obvious by the plane shape or position of certain panels.
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Step 5

Now the fun bit, create a series of panels all linked to each other to form a camo smooth shape (0 weight and drag or else autoroll.... thanks ChiChiWerx for the reminder), in this case the panel im laying it on was 7.5 long so i used 5 panels of 1.5 long. Make sure they have a straight edge for where it will match your panel on the plane
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Step 6

Now add that panel to the plane and nudge and twist to suit the panel its overlaying (multiselect is handy here), ive coloured the added panels in differently to normal to highlight their position.
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Rinse and repeat 6 until you are happy you have the camo you want.
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Try a couple of different main colours
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I hope this helps, I know this is a very abbreviated post for what is a time consuming but worthwhile technique.

Feel free to ask me about any part of this mini-tutorial.

Plane used: English-Electric-Victorious-5-0
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Plane used: RJ Halocene B1
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Plane used; RJ F103
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Another Method

Alternatively you can design the panels to join together seamlessly as part of the build rather than overlay but this is complicated and with its own problems. It works well though on german ww2 aircraft

Plane used: BV215
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    @PlaneFlightX cool, that might help when I start restoring my home page, thanks

    +1 3 months ago
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    49.3k PlaneFlightX

    @RamboJutter Another tip if you want to find the original images; Discord links will still get the image if posted in Discord itself, you just can't see them outside of Discord.

    3 months ago
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    14.7k Randomplayer

    Thanks yous

    3 months ago
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    14.7k Randomplayer

    @RamboJutter yippee!

    3 months ago
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    @Randomplayer Fixed. I substituted a few aircraft examples as it was easier than finding the original image. Thanks for pointing all this out.

    3 months ago
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    @Randomplayer I'll give it a go later, I'll update this post first and let you know.

    3 months ago
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    14.7k Randomplayer

    @RamboJutter posts images works for me. I don’t know if you want that though

    3 months ago
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    @Randomplayer I still have all the pictures on discord itself i just need to find a new way to host them.

    +1 3 months ago
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    14.7k Randomplayer

    I really needed that for my Lancaster. Thanks anyways

    3 months ago
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    14.7k Randomplayer

    @RamboJutter dang

    3 months ago
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    @Randomplayer The pics for most of my stuff is disapearing yet the links are still working??? No idea whats going on here. edit: apparently discord file links only last 24 hours now so everything i have posted since imgur started messing up and i moved to discord is now lost...

    3 months ago
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    14.7k Randomplayer

    You still alive? The pics are gone

    3 months ago
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    59.0k TheMouse

    @DiamondBrigadePilot
    73 upvotes.

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    69 upvotes

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    23.5k Neruneten21

    For BETA, I just try to use vertical fill to cut out pieces and add others in different colours.

    +2 3.0 years ago
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    4,635 MongooseZiya

    @RamboJutter but i didn't make my planes out of lots of panels like you, for example my planes wing is 1 part!

    4.2 years ago
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    @FireFast212 I don't really have much time at present to do much. You have this tutorial, why don't you give it a go?

    4.2 years ago
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    4,635 MongooseZiya

    could you do a camo scheme for one of my airplanes?

    4.2 years ago
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    @OzpinTheHeadmaster no problem, have fun.

    4.3 years ago
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    51.5k PyrrhaNikos

    Thank you

    4.3 years ago
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    K@RamboJutter

    4.6 years ago
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    @Diloph yep, when u right click an image on DISCORD you get the option to copy the link.

    4.6 years ago
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    So if I want an image, I put one on discord, copy that, do exclamation mark and the these like this? ![Just what I wanna name it](the copied image here) @RamboJutter

    +1 4.6 years ago
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    @Diloph just ![useless description or something here](LINK TO DISCORD IMAGE HERE)

    +1 4.6 years ago
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    All of the pics in desc@RamboJutter

    4.6 years ago
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