Model Aircraft – August 2019

lines. This was also streaked over the airframe

from top to bottom, to simulate general dirt and

grime, after being left to the elements. Coming

to the end of this phase, I decided not to use

the trolley provided. Instead I made a makeshift

transportation crate, again gaining inspiration

from old pictures. This was made using cofee

stirring sticks, thanks to my local cofee shop!

Once I was happy, I painted the wooden sticks

(ironically, having to paint wood to look like

wood!) by starting of with a light brown, then

adding a darker brown wash. Finally, a dry brush

with a lightened shade of the base colour. This

worked really well, as it bought out the natural

grain. But there was still something missing. I

decided that I wanted to drape some old netting

over parts of the abandoned aircraft. This was

done by raiding an old irst aid box and cutting

up some pieces of old bandages, and they looked

perfectly in scale!

I then soaked the bandages in a mix of

thinned green acrylic paint and left them

to dry. The bandages were then soaked in a

50:50 mix of water and PVA glue, and then

draped over the model. It was actually quite

tricky to get the netting to fall naturally, but

persistence paid of, and the whole thing was

left to dry. Final weathering commenced with

some Tamiya Smoke being carefully sprayed

in recesses of the netting to further accentuate

the look of the shadows, thus giving it a more

three-dimensional efect. Also highly thinned

Tamiya Tan and Matt was sprayed all over the

upper surfaces, including the canopy to give it

an overall dusty grimy look. A inal coat of the

superb Hataka Matt uniied everything, bringing

the build to an end.

I had a blast with this little project. Apart

from the scratch building and weathering,

it was equally as much fun researching and

gaining inspiration for this build. Finally, a big

thanks to MAMs Assistant Editor Jezz Coleman

for taking the fantastic pictures that accompany

this article. MA

I DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO DRAPE SOME OLD NETTING

OVER PARTS OF THE ABANDONED AIRCRAFT

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