Airfix Model World – September 2019

ADVANCED BUILD
MC202 FOLGORE

ADVANCED BUILD

MC202 FOLGORE

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Blending different enamels

together generally creates a

more resilient coating that allows

further light dry or wet sanding

to be carried out, prior to the

colour coat(s) being applied.

Lingering imperfections, such as

dust particles or very minor seam

lines that had gone unnoticed,

can therefore be eliminated. This

done, the identification panels

were masked and sprayed with

Humbrol’s 24 Trainer Yellow.

The pale tan hue was first applied

in a random ‘marbled’ pattern,

which allowed the darker shade

to remain partially visible and

created an instant weathered

appearance. These areas were

masked in turn and the camouflage

shades were added using the same

technique, beginning with the

undersides, which

received a coating

of ACRA19

Grigio Azzuro

Chiaro 1. Flexible

Tamiya UPVC tape

was utilised to

create a hard-edged

demarcation line

between upper and

lower tones, prior

to the dark sand

• ACRA04 Giallo

Mimentico 4 – being airbrushed.

Everything was set aside for

several days to dry, in preparation

for weathering.

This effect would be created

using my own washing and

blending technique, whereby paint

is manipulated on the model’s

surface by a soft brush dampened

with white spirit, as a figure

painter might use oils, to create an

‘airbrushed-on’ appearance. It was

necessary, therefore, to achieve

this prior to the delicate green

Blending different enamels

together generally creates a

more resilient coating that allows

further light dry or wet sanding

to be carried out, prior to the

colour coat(s) being applied.

Lingering imperfections, such as

dust particles or very minor seam

lines that had gone unnoticed,

can therefore be eliminated. This

done, the identification panels

were masked and sprayed with

Humbrol’s 24 Trainer Yellow.

The pale tan hue was first applied

in a random ‘marbled’ pattern,

which allowed the darker shade

to remain partially visible and

created an instant weathered

appearance. These areas were

masked in turn and the camouflage

shades were added using the same

technique, beginning with the

undersides, which

received a coating

of ACRA19

Grigio Azzuro

Chiaro 1. Flexible

Tamiya UPVC tape

was utilised to

create a hard-edged

demarcation line

between upper and

lower tones, prior

to the dark sand

• ACRA04 Giallo

Mimentico 4 – being airbrushed.

Everything was set aside for

several days to dry, in preparation

for weathering.

This effect would be created

using my own washing and

blending technique, whereby paint

is manipulated on the model’s

surface by a soft brush dampened

with white spirit, as a figure

painter might use oils, to create an

‘airbrushed-on’ appearance. It was

necessary, therefore, to achieve

this prior to the delicate green

 Small triangle shapes were used as negative templates for masking the white shapes; this

would later be positioned on the opposite and lower wing surfaces and the process repeated.

 An overall basecoat of dark brown enamel was airbrushed as a pre-shade beneath the

yellow-painted identification panels and provided depth to the succeeding shades.

 The underlying dark tones remained visible following the application of an overall

translucent covering of the dark sand shade.

 Additional weathering was added in the form of highlights on the nose and spinner; the

soft enamel was blended directly onto the airbrushed surfaces in a similar fashion to oils.

“CHIPPING EFFECTS

WERE CREATED WITH

A DENTAL PROBE”