Continuing the painting work on my Nightfighter. I've decided to go with a two-color mottling scheme so I added some additional mottling marks using my mixture for RLM 83 Green. I'm very much accustomed to the grey mottling that is commonly portrayed on Red 12 so this green-based pattern is throwing me for a loop. It looks odd to me. But I will trust the sources and go with it.
I have a set of Montex Luftwaffe masks from a previous 1/48 190D-9 build that I've decided to utilize on my Me262. The tail swastika seems to be the right size but I've added some strips of Tamiya tape to simulate the masking cutouts that seem to be present on Red 12.
The mask is carefully put into place...
Voila... one swastika complete!
The fuselage crosses are next.
Underwing crosses.
And then the top of wing crosses.
Starting to look the part now! I haven't shown it but I've been painting the exterior bits and pieces (antennae, pitot, etc) as the camo painting has progressed.
Next order of business will be the red "12". I have a couple of choices here that I need to look at closely: the Montex mask or the decal that Andy graciously donated. The mask is a wee bit larger than the decal but if it is not too large, I want to use the mask to match the other major markings.