Dunkelgrun RLM71 (XF-61) and
Schwartzgrun RLM70 (XF-27).
Gloss coat(s) followed, on which
the decals settled beautifully. I’d
decided early on to build A1+DA of
Geschwaderstab/KG53, from the
height of the Battle of Britain. I
was attracted by the white stripes
on the wings and fin as well as the
blue spinners. The decals settled
down perfectly; so perfectly, in
fact, that by the time I realised
that I had applied the white
stripes and crosses on the wings
asymmetrically, (too far from the
wing tip on the starboard wing),
there was not a hope of stripping
them without taking the paint
with them. A sand and repaint
of the offending area followed,
accompanied by much muttering.No swastikas were supplied on
the kit decal sheet so these came
from the decal spares box. I kept
the weathering to a minimum: a
gentle blowover with X-19 Smoke
here and there, along with exhaust
stains and a little gentle chipping.
In order to represent chipping
on the airscrews I started by
applying Humbrol chrome silverfrom a rattle can. This was followed
by a coat of hairspray, which acts
as a release agent between paint
layers, followed by the topcoat
of Schwartzgrun. Once this had
dried some gentle work with the
fingernails gave a lovely worn look
to the leading edges of the blades.THE FINAL RUN
At this point I fitted the
undercarriage and bomb bay doors,
after which I sealed the model with
Humbrol Matt Acrylic Varnish
from a rattle can. Once this was
dry I smoothed it all over with
a very old piece of 12000 grade
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