Military Illustrated Modeller – September 2019

 Military Illustrated Modeller - September 2019

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Main parts laid out. First I painted the upper wing structure, the wheel well insert

and the rim of the well on the lower wing in Pollyscale RLM 02.

Then I brush painted the leather area of the insert with an acrylic brown.

When sandwiched together, this is much easier and effective than a

single part.

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Wing Assembly

So here is the wing after

quite a bit of effort.