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ozhawk40
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Thanks lads, heres the latest progress.
Pic 1 Painted the bottom neutral gray and then went on to mask off and paint the upper surfaces Olive drab.
Pic 2 Another view.
Pic 3 After spraying the Olive Drab I painted a light over-spray of faded Olive drab to the upper surfaces only to give the impression of severe fading on the top surface.
Pic 4 The control surfaces, ailerons and rudders/elevators that were fabric covered were painted another different shade. The fabric control surfaces faded at a different rate that painted aluminium.
Pic 5 Here you can see the different shades on the wing. The trim tab has been left the regular out of the bottle shade. I'm trying to give the impression of fixes and replacements. I;ll be doing a few other bits and pieces later.
Pic 6 Masks for the engine cowls came with the kit.
Pic 7 Sprayed the first coat blue. Not sure of the exact shade. Dirty Dora blue is a mix of Insignia Blue and white. It also faded badly, so hard to say what is was.
Pic 8 To simulate the fading, I over-sprayed the top half of the cowls with a lighter shade of the same paint - I mixed some white into the cup and kept going. A little bit of over-spray in the wrong places, but not bad. Masks off - Phew! Fingers crossed the bat will turn out too!
End of update.
Cheers
Peter
Pic 1 Painted the bottom neutral gray and then went on to mask off and paint the upper surfaces Olive drab.
Pic 2 Another view.
Pic 3 After spraying the Olive Drab I painted a light over-spray of faded Olive drab to the upper surfaces only to give the impression of severe fading on the top surface.
Pic 4 The control surfaces, ailerons and rudders/elevators that were fabric covered were painted another different shade. The fabric control surfaces faded at a different rate that painted aluminium.
Pic 5 Here you can see the different shades on the wing. The trim tab has been left the regular out of the bottle shade. I'm trying to give the impression of fixes and replacements. I;ll be doing a few other bits and pieces later.
Pic 6 Masks for the engine cowls came with the kit.
Pic 7 Sprayed the first coat blue. Not sure of the exact shade. Dirty Dora blue is a mix of Insignia Blue and white. It also faded badly, so hard to say what is was.
Pic 8 To simulate the fading, I over-sprayed the top half of the cowls with a lighter shade of the same paint - I mixed some white into the cup and kept going. A little bit of over-spray in the wrong places, but not bad. Masks off - Phew! Fingers crossed the bat will turn out too!
End of update.
Cheers
Peter