Model Aircraft – August 2019

of the Aluminium work, I toned down the shine

and added some texture with white pastels.

Other parts of the model got some oil leak

staining, such as under the cowl where it joins

the fuselage, and I weathered the stars and bars

on the fuselage a little since that area would

have received a lot of human interaction while

on the ground.

Work could now begin on the

smaller parts, such as building

and painting the undercarriage.

These were painted in Vallejo Dull

Aluminium, and then weathered with Tamiya

panel line washes. The bombs were then built

and painted with a Tamiya Olive Drab and

aged a little with a rough white pastel and a

paintbrush. After installation of the machine

guns, aerial mast and gear doors and wheels, I

added a inal coat of Vallejo Matt to tone down

the Aluminium further. The inal stages were to

remove the masks from the canopy sections,

and apply an Eduard canopy mask, and paint

this in Tamiya Flat Blue. After removal of the

masks, the canopy was glued in the open

position with Krystal Clear, and an aerial cable

was made out of stretched sprue to complete

the build. MA

MODEL AIRCRAFT AUGUST 2019

GEORGIA PEACH

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