Military Illustrated Modeller - September 2019
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The canopy was masked using the included die-cut
self-adhesive masks and sprayed Tamiya XF-1 Flat
Black before receiving its camouflage colour of
(mostly) Mr Color 361 RAF Dark Green.
The undercarriage legs, wheels and oleo
scissors, antenna mast and mirror were painted at
this stage too.
The tips of the propeller blades were painted
yellow, and the rest of the blades and the spinner
were painted Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black.
Panel lines were highlighted with a subtle mix
of Future floor polish, water; plus a few drops of
black and brown acrylic paint. Subtle panel line
highlights and streaking was achieved using a very
thin mix of Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and XF-64 Red
Brown sprayed finely. I also added exhaust streaks
on the fuselage sides and the lower fuselage.
Smaller detail parts were fitted at this stage.
With all the painting and weathering complete,
the various sub-assemblies were now brought
together.Camouflage plans from a
decal set were scanned and
scaled to 1:48 in Photoshop
before being printed onto a
full A4 label sheet.The patterns for the fuselage, wings and
tailplanes were cut out with a pair of
scissors then the self-adhesive masks
were stuck straight onto the model.Mr Color 361 RAF Dark Green
was used for the upper surface
disruptive colour.The black wing walkways were also masked and sprayed.When all the masking tape
was removed, the overall
picture was revealed.