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very smooth, so a further gloss

coat was not needed. The next

stage was to add some tonal

variation into the camoulage

patterns. For this I used various

shades of Abteilung 502 oils

to match the colours in the

patterns. When using oils, I use

them neat, but dispensed onto

little bits of old cardboard to

allow the oil to seep out of the

pigments. The oils were then

applied using a small brush in

random dots over each colour.

Once I was satisied that I had

enough, it was time to use

a little odourless thinner to

blend in each colour to give the

varied look. This process was

repeated for each of the colours

in the camoulage pattern. The

oil was then allowed twenty-

four hours to dry before I

applied a coat of MRP Semi-

Gloss to seal everything

in and reduce the glare.

FINAL

CONSTRUCTION

Now that the main build was

complete, it was time to focus

on the landing gear, fuel tanks

and wheels. These were all

removed from the sprues, tidied

up and added to my little ice

lolly sticks with double sided

tape running along the length

prior to painting. They were

all primed with MRP Black

Primer which was allowed

to dry overnight. Once the

primer was dry, the landing

gear was painted Aluminium

and the wheels were painted

in MRP Super Matt Black. The

outer doors of the landing gear

were then sprayed the same

colour as the lower fuselage

and slightly weathers to match

the rest of the underside. Once

the paint was dry, they were

all assembled and attached

to the aircraft. With the

build complete, it was time

to complete any touch-ups

and add in the pitot tube.

Thankfully this aircraft does not have a

million stencils!

I added a decent covering of

Flory Models Dark Dirt Wash

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