Model Airplane International - June 2018

62 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - June 2018

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED

KIT BUILD

Decals applied, a panel line

wash added to the airframe and

a little Oil Brushers Grey paint

used to add some depth to the

paint work. I clear coated the

airframe and removed the mask

from the windshield

UP on her wheels and the fuel

tanks glued in place

A closer look at the front wheel A look at the forward fuselage. I was pleased with the subtle

colour change achieved with the oil paint

Some exhaust staining around the vents at the tail. I tried to keep

this very subtle as this aircraft was kept mostly clean

The main undercarriage, you can also see the weathering on

the fuel tanks. I used Alclad Warpigs wash to achieve this, once I

had applied a fl at coat.

Steel paint included in the set. I weathered the

interior of the exhaust can using various Ammo

weathering products, before fi nal touches

using the excellent Ammo Oil Brushers oil

paint. When this product was launched I had

to initially question why, but having used them

fi nd them much easier to use than normal oils

and they dry within 48 hrs and are really easy

to blend.

The next stage was to work on the three

fuel tanks that I decided to add. There were

painted in basic Tamiya XF-19 Sky Grey.

Once dry, I gave them a fl at coat using Tamiya

XF-86 as I fi nd it dries not totally fl at. I used a

very simple but effective weathering process

as I didn’t want to make them appear too

The undercarriage doors

ready to install

Finished. The last step was

to glue the main canopy

in place.

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