Airfix Model World – July 2018

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

HENSCHEL Hs 123

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

HENSCHEL Hs 123

70 Airfi x Model World

keeping with the weathered
appearance if it were painted
instead. Initially, the outline of
the band was masked, and the
central section painted Humbrol
34 Matt White. A circular mask

• part of an RAF roundel from
  a Montex mask set – was then
  fixed firmly to the centre of the
  white band and 60 Scarlet was
  applied, the density of the colour
  being increased gradually to
  prevent colour bleeding beneath
  the masks.
  Before attempting the
  distinctive tri-colour camouflage,
  the pale blue undersides were
  masked with tape to create a
  hard-edged demarcation line
  along the fuselage sides. In
  contrast, Blu Tack ‘sausages’ were
  employed on the complex curves
  of the nose, which would result
  in softer boundaries in that area.

The first of the trio of shades

applied to the upper surfaces

was RLM 61 Dunkel Braun. This

pleasing dark chocolate hue

was airbrushed freehand, masks

being deemed unnecessary in

this instance as any overspray

would simply blend in with the

pre-shading, once the lighter

hues were overlaid. Pre-cut

household masking tape helped

to form the hard-edged masks

required to create the splinter

camouflage, and ACLW09 RLM

62 Grun, followed by ACLW10

RLM 63 Licht Grau (the lightest of

the camouflage triumvirate), were

applied with the same marble

technique described previously.

The latter pale grey/green was

also used as a filter shade, mixed

with the other upper camouflage

colours to create highlights and

additional weathering. Applied

“Pre-cut strips of household

masking tape were utilised for

painting the comple splinter pattern”

 Markings for the German Luftwaffe, Condor Legion and Chinese Air Force were supplied

via the kit decal sheet, printed by Cartograf.

Pre-cut strips of household masking tape

were utilised for painting the complex

splinter pattern. Here, portions

of tape have been removed to

reveal the previously painted

green areas.

With all masking tape removed, the

splinter pattern is revealed in its

entirety. The effects of the black

pre-shading can be seen to good

effect on the engine cowlings and tail,

creating a weathered appearance.