Hand-painting the model required two coats, first coat to insatiate surface with specific color pigment, second coat to consolidate color hue, as shown above. Darker pigments (ex. Forest Green above) can smooth out camouflage edges more readily than lighter pigments.

Rollover : Spitfire with grey primer coat before painting commencement, pencil lines drawn to demarcate camouflage patterns, model underside already painted White and Black.