Model Aircraft – August 2019

process was repeated on the upper fuselage
using a darker grey, but here I applied the white
and black in a random fashion, something like
a ‘marbling’ coat, but in a very controlled way.
So coat after coat I built up the colour until I
was happy with the look. One thoroughly dry,
I masked of the grey areas began work on the
black spine and tail ins, once more using Gunze
acrylic paint. The entire model was then left to
dry for forty-eight hours, after which I applied a
coat of Tamiya X-22 Gloss Varnish and let it dry
for a few days before the next stage!
Time now for a panel line wash, and my
favourite way to add this to a model, which
is both easy and very efective is to use a
thick mix of black, white and Burnt Sienna
mixed with White Spirit. The entire model
was then covered and then removed! You

do need to remember, however, for this to

work correctly it needs to be done on a gloss

surface. Once the mix starts to look

the shiny its time to remove it! First

remove the majority, but not all! In

the next stage remove a little bit

more following the direction of

the wind low. This will add a more

look realistic look. To obtain a good

inish the important thing is not the

amount of wash you remove - but

the amount of wash you leave on the

surface! Like I said before, this was a very

clean aircraft so I removed more than I

would have done on a operational one.

The engine nozzles being detailed

Ready

for inal

assembly

MODEL AIRCRAFT AUGUST 2019

MODEL AIRCRAFT – SUPER HORNET

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