Model Aircraft – August 2019

MODEL AIRCRAFT AUGUST 2019

MODEL AIRCRAFT – SUPER HORNET

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That said, I did however, leave more dirt on
the undersides. Once happy with the result I
let the wash dry for a week or so, as oil paint
takes a lot of time to completely cure! Once
dry a general coat of X-Gloss was applied
ready for the decals. The decals where very
good, well printed and easy to apply. To
begin I removed as much of the carrier ilm
as I with a brand new blade and a metal
ruler. The perfectly shiny surface helped,
and it was really easy to apply the decals!
When dry I covered them with another coat
of gloss and then applied the same oil wash
used before, but this time in a much more
controlled way, and only to ill the panel lines
over the decals! Next, I used AK Interactive
AK 025, Fuel Stains, AK 082 Engine Grime and
AK084 Engine Oil to simulate all the fuel
and lubricant leaks. Using these products
thinned and applying them with a ine

brush I followed what I could see in my

reference photographs! Next some pigments

were used to simulate more dirt, and to add

some texture. The main landing gear was

then painted with Gunze H11 and once more

weathered with a Tamiya Panel Line wash.

With all parts in place I applied a inal coat of

Matt ready for the inal phase of painting.

The metallic parts of the exhaust (the ones

included on the fuselage parts) were brush

painted using Tamiya X-11

Silver, and once dry I applied a coat of

X-19 to remove some brightness and to give it

a more realistic look. The exhaust nozzles were

painted with white on their interiors and then

weathered with black to simulate the burnt

metal. On the exterior I used Alclad Aluminium

and Dark Aluminium, followed with the X-19

Tamiya Smoke to inish. The canopy had an

annoying mould line that need to be removed!

So here I used a 1000 grit sanding stick and

worked my way up, inishing with

some Tamiya Polishing Compound

to give it the perfect inish! With that

done it was time to put the already

painted ejection seats in place, and add

the inished canopy. This project was a

delight from start to inish and I just love

these amazing US Navy birds! MA