Model Aircraft – August 2019

painting and weathering the interior with a

brown wash on the seats and dusty pigment on

the loor, I ixed fuselage together. Everything

itted very well with no iller needed at all.

Next, I assembled wings and ixed them to the

fuselage, again with no iller was needed. I then

used Montex Masks on the clear parts and ixed

them with Revell Contacta Clear. For priming

kits, I use either Bartsharp 133 or 183. The 133 is

a syphon fed 0.3mm airbrush and comes with a

large size jar for that can hold and store plenty

of paint, which is great for large projects like this

one. The Bartsharp 183 comes with a 0.5 nozzle

and can be used to produce a great all-around

spray. This is great for priming and base coating,

but still detailing can be achieved. It also comes

with three interchangeable paint cups, these

being 2cc, 5cc and 13cc. I highly recommend

this product to everyone who would like to

start their airbrushing journey. For just £33.99

including UK delivery it’s a real bargain.

After priming I started painting the

camoulage pattern with Hataka RLM71 Dark

Green and once dry I masked camoulaged

areas with Tamiya tape and started to work with

Hataka RLM70 Black Green. For the underside

and under wings I used Hataka RLM65 Light

Blue, and on lower parts of engine covers I

used Hataka C107 Signal Yellow. Once dry I

sealed everything in with a coat of Hataka XP09

Gloss clear. Now the tricky part began as ixing

decals on such a surface was not an easy task

and would not be achieved without plenty of

Micro Sol solution. Before I started weathering,

I sealed the decals in with two coats of Gloss.

I then weathered the model using oil paints

for the engine smoke stains and various

dust pigments on the wheels. I then sealed

everything in with a coat of Hataka X07 Matt.

The I removed the masks and added some

Ammo by MIG .02mm Rigging Line for antenna

wire.

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products then go to their website

http://www. bartsharpairbrush.co.uk, or

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also to Revell for the Ju-52

review sample. MA

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