Some steady progress I think
So after applying the preshading (black_ and the main coat (XF71) I then applied post shading, being a very thinned down mix of XF-64 (Red brown) with about 50% thinner in the paint mix. I still cant work out if I like it or not, but the acrylic dried almost immeditley on application.
next I dry brushed with yellow green XF-4, which seemed to work really well. I also did some dry brushing in aluminium. before that I painted the console faces in gunmetal as a not quite black finish .
I applied some do dads to the wall, painting most of them either black or silver. most of the bits are scratch built, or salvaged from spare parts so I really didn't try to be all that historical, rather just trying to build the vibe.
I built and attached an additional console for the starboard side side wall, and used some dial decals that I made myself a couple of years ago.
On the port side, I used mostly scrounged parts from previously completed kits, so most of the bits are actually from 1/72 scale . A couple of the bits are made from various raw materials .
The harness I made myself, from this stuff I bought from an art supplies shop. The buckles are from unused PE parts from my just completed huey.
I added a few colour flashes of red and green mostly for interest.
If anything the techniques ive tried to apply have ended up being badly over done. ive got to learn how to restrain these techniques a little so that the end product does not look so beaten up.....