Scale Aviation Modeller International – March 2019

is a trusty Iwata HP-CH but for
the mottling, I took out my H&S
Ininity with the 0,2 nozzle set.
After some pre-shading with
white/NATO black I applied the
upper than the lower colours.
I built up the inal colours in
very light layers to keep the
pre-shading efect. I then
masked the demarcation line
with Blue-Tac. I made the
mottling freehand used very
well thinned (70% thinner +
30% paint + some retarder)
paint. You can work with the
H&S set to a very low pressure

with such a thin mix and the

controllability is really great.

I now set aside the kit to dry

overnight so I had time to

inish the landing gear and

the propeller. I cleaned the

white metal undercarriage

adding brake lines from lead

wire. The propeller is a jewel

and I really liked how well the

blades it into the hub. I painted

mine with Alclad polished

aluminium without any varnish

so not to ruin the beautiful

metal efect. I now applied a

gloss varnish on the airframe,

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