Model Airplane International – August 2019

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breakfast with the family I retired to the
workshop to crack on with my weekend build.
The upper wings that had previously been
sprayed RLM 74 and 75 the night before were
masked off in readiness for the RLM74 light

blue undersides and fuselage sides. In my

need for speed I opted to use Mr. Color C117

RLM76. Being a lacquer, it dries quickly to

form a tough layer within minutes of being

sprayed - thinning it with Mr. Color Levelling

Thinners only serves to enhance it further. No

sooner had I cleaned the airbrush out from

the RLM76 than it was refi lled with RLM74

followed by RLM75 for the mottle pattern to be

applied to the fuselage and tails. I followed the

paint guide as far as I could, though I really am

not to sure just how accurate it is!

While the paint dried for an hour or so I

fi nished up the smaller parts including the

propeller and spinner as well as the u/c legs

and gear doors all of which were painted,

assembled and weathered in situ so they could

be set aside for fi nal attachment later in the

day (hopefully!)

Before I stopped for a coffee I wanted to get

the gloss coat on in readiness for decals and

weathering, again with speed of the essence

I opted for Mr. Color lacquer after having

previously removed all the masking tape. Of

note here is the lower cowling piece which

needed to be RLM04 Yellow, this is such a

superb fi t it could be left off to be painted and

attached with care later on saving some tricky

masking around compound curves.

The cowling was masked off having previously been painted white

• the same with the cockpit section. The two upper RLM74 and 75
  colours were airbrushed freehand onto the upper surfaces.

With the wheel bays plugged with

packing foam and the upper surfaces

masked off, the RLM76 Lichtblau

could be airbrushed on.

The mottle pattern was easily applied with heavily thinned RLM74 and 75 following the painting
guide in the instructions. Also, the upper fuselage camoufl age was touched-up at the same time.

Everything was unmasked and received a generous gloss clear coat ready for decals and washes.