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Crimea_River
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Did the finish painting over the last two days starting with redoing the undersides with the with a lightened mix of of the above colour. I left a bit of the original colour to bleed through to achieve a worn look.
For the upper surfaces, I started with an even coat of Tamiya XF-51 Khaki Green and then went over it in a patchwork of very thin XF-49 Khaki. The ailerons just received a bit more of the Khaki.
After that, the painted-over original US insignia were cut and masked.
The scallops and painted-over insignia were done with the same colour, though they would have arguably been different. I decided to use XF-67 Nato Green for both to represent the Foliage Green (which I assume was used to cover the insignia) and the Medium Green scallops, both of which I wanted to tone down to represent a more sun-bleached shade.
Then it was time to pull the masks and here's the result:
Comments are welcome folks as this is my first attempt at this colour scheme and things can still be fixed. I'll let the paint cure for a bit before squirting on some Future.
For the upper surfaces, I started with an even coat of Tamiya XF-51 Khaki Green and then went over it in a patchwork of very thin XF-49 Khaki. The ailerons just received a bit more of the Khaki.
After that, the painted-over original US insignia were cut and masked.
The scallops and painted-over insignia were done with the same colour, though they would have arguably been different. I decided to use XF-67 Nato Green for both to represent the Foliage Green (which I assume was used to cover the insignia) and the Medium Green scallops, both of which I wanted to tone down to represent a more sun-bleached shade.
Then it was time to pull the masks and here's the result:
Comments are welcome folks as this is my first attempt at this colour scheme and things can still be fixed. I'll let the paint cure for a bit before squirting on some Future.
