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So far so good, no mess up - yet!
Four hours work saw the upper surface camouflage colours sprayed. The Dark Earth was applied first overall, on top of the light gey primer, built up in a slightly patchy manner to simulate very light weathering, as LM546 had only been in service two and a half months when lost. After allowing the two coats of Dark Earth to dry for a couple of hours, the Dark Green wave pattern was sprayed free-hand, following pencilled lines drawn on the previous paintwork. The current Bumbrol - sorry, Humbrol, No.30 Dark Green seemed a little too bright, with an almost Emerald tinge, when I painted the Boston, so a drop or two of No.29 Dark Earth was added , just to tone it down a tad.
Pics below.
When this has dried for a good twelve hours or so, the upper surfaces will be masked, and the black sprayed for the undersides, fuselage and fins. Then it's time to do some basic detail work on the gun turret interiors, and start on the landing gear, before spraying a gloss clear coat ready for the decals.
Thanks again for your interest and support, and I'll post some more pics soon.
Four hours work saw the upper surface camouflage colours sprayed. The Dark Earth was applied first overall, on top of the light gey primer, built up in a slightly patchy manner to simulate very light weathering, as LM546 had only been in service two and a half months when lost. After allowing the two coats of Dark Earth to dry for a couple of hours, the Dark Green wave pattern was sprayed free-hand, following pencilled lines drawn on the previous paintwork. The current Bumbrol - sorry, Humbrol, No.30 Dark Green seemed a little too bright, with an almost Emerald tinge, when I painted the Boston, so a drop or two of No.29 Dark Earth was added , just to tone it down a tad.
Pics below.
When this has dried for a good twelve hours or so, the upper surfaces will be masked, and the black sprayed for the undersides, fuselage and fins. Then it's time to do some basic detail work on the gun turret interiors, and start on the landing gear, before spraying a gloss clear coat ready for the decals.
Thanks again for your interest and support, and I'll post some more pics soon.