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of the stripes to better match the width left
after I'd painted the fi n. The tactical roundels
and smaller stencils went on oaky, although I
did make a mess of one of the door outlines
meaning that I had to do some last minute
sanding and paint repair.
In contrast to 883, ZH879's markings are
minimalist in the extreme, just some roundels
from an Xtradecal sheet (72-165) and black
serials and logos from a MiniArt (GEN004)
set. With the decals on I gave both airframes
several thin coats of Mr. Hobby GX113 fl at to
seal them and provide a base for weathering,
- not much weathering in fact since these are
pretty well-looked after airframes. Given the
prominence of the panel lines I chose not to
add any more emphasis through post shading,
The two airframes were deliberately fi nished in different paint patterns, refl ecting the variety seen in reference photos.
relying on the patchy greens to give some life.
I sprayed a thin black/brown mix behind the
misalignment of the other windows. didn't quite match up to the dimensions of exhausts but otherwise was content to use
For ZH883 the Caracal decals were easy the fi n decals, and the pale blue used by various pastel chalks around the undercarriage
to use, although I took the precaution of using Caracal proved rather darker than the MRP and to impart a few grime streaks.
plain water to place the large one-piece fi n Pale Roundel Blue, I carved out a curved Finishing just meant adding some blade
and rear fuselage stripe decals. The latter sliver from the front of the pale blue segment aerials from plastic strip. ■

I used a collection of Mr. Hobby greens, unadulterated and mixed, for the airframe shades, and Mr Paint Pale Roundel Blue for the tail of ZH883.

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