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would look odd, so

I went with a 50:50

Black/White fi nish.

For the nose cone

and ramjet nose

rings, I used RLM04

Yellow. As yellow is

an awkward colour

to airbrush, I applied

this over a coat of fl at

white. I also took the

opportunity to paint the

clamshell wheel covers in their

respective scheme area colours,

but only after airbrushing their interiors

in aluminium, followed by a Dark Brown AK

wash. All things painted, the model was then

protected with a couple of thin coats of Klear,

in preparation for decals and the setting

solution I would use.

For decaling, well, you can pretty much

do anything you like, and I did. I used a

combination of the kit decals, which were

excellent,

along with some spare decals from a couple of

Eduard kits. These also included a very small

number of random stencils that I scattered

around the airframe. Due to the fi ne nature

of the rivets and panel lines, I opted to use

Mr. Mark Setter Neo as an insurance policy.

Decalling took no

more than an hour

or so, and that

was later followed

by a thin brush

coat of Klear

over the decals,

sealing them in.

AK’s neutral wash

was then applied

to all external detail,

including rivet lines.

Once dry, the excess was

removed and residues buffed

into the surrounding paintwork,

altering the tone slightly.

ON THE LAUNCHPAD

With the Triebfl ügel, there aren’t too many

items to fi nish prior to completion. Apart from

the whip aerial and DF loop, the only other

items related to the undercarriage. First, I

airbrushed the interior of the clamshell gear

After some tedious masking, RLM82 Light Green was airbrushed over the remaining visible areas.

All previous masking was

now removed and the

model masked for the

application of RLM81.

To break up the scheme

a little, I airbrushed black

and white over the centre

fuselage collar, and

RLM04 over the ramjet

nose cowls and fuselage

nose. The latter was

applied over a base of

fl at white.

A combination of kit decals and spare decals from an Eduard kit were used

to pretty things up. Remember, it’s only your imagination and

available decals that limits the choice!

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