Model Airplane International – August 2019

KIT BUILD

insignias. I chose the Kabuki tape option,

rather than vinyl, but found this actually made

the masks diffi cult to get into place. This was in

part due to the size of each marking, but also

due to the stickiness of the tape. To get around

this issue I eventually cut the masks into

easy to apply sections and carefully checked

the dimensions to ensure I had applied them

correctly.

The fi rst step on the wing was to add a

further coat of Dark Sea Blue, before adding

the star shape mask and putting down a coat

of white. I, of course, realised at this stage,

that I should have red outlines on the Star &

Bar, rather than Dark Blue. I carefully masked

off the existing symbol and added several

coats of Hataka Traffi c Red, until I was happy

with the shade of the red.

I then turned my attention to the underside

of the wing and pre-shaded it using the

previously mentioned technique, before adding

several thin coats of Intermediate Blue, and

painting the National markings onto one wing.

I sealed the wing panels in Alclad Aqua

Gloss before beginning the decalling and

Instead of using the vinyl

tyres supplied with the

kit I purchased a set of

the beautiful Def Model

resin replacements. The

detail in these is simply

stunning.

Wheels primed

using Alclad

primer.

weathering

processes. The

only decals to be used

on these wing sections were

the stencils, which I applied using

Ammo Decal solutions, before sealing

them in gloss once again. My primary

weathering step was to add a panel line wash.

I used AK Interactive Winter Camo White

Wash on the upper wing and Black on the

underside. Once dry, I wiped all the excess

away and gave the wing a fl at coat using

Hataka Orange Line Matt varnish, ready for

Airframe masked up and primed

using Mr. Surfacer 1500. I chose

this over my usual Alclad primer

to preserve a lot of the subtle

rivet detail.

Pre-shade applied

to the bottom of

the aircraft.

Hataka Orange Line

Insignia White applied

over the airframe.

Dark Sea Blue and

Intermediate Blue were

sprayed on freehand.

No masking was done

as on the aircraft this

demarcation was

feathered.

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