Page 40 - Model Airplane International - Issue 175 (February 2020)

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With everything painted, all the masking was removed to reveal
the fi nal paint scheme. Note the difference in fi nishes of the
silver fuselage and wings.
airbrushed on to seal them in ready for the
weathering and washes.
The fuselage and wings were treated to a
Neutral Wash from Mig productions to pick
out the panel lines and rivet details before
the rest of the wings and undercarriage were
weathered using a mix of Oilbrushers and
artist oils as well as a silver pencil and some
pigments to stain the wings and high wear
areas. The Oilbrushers come into their own
for the wheels and tyres, especially the “Dust”
shade on the rubber sections imparting a
very lifelike worn and dusty look to the tread
pattern. The tread pattern had to be reinstated
using a fi ne saw after the wheels had been
cleaned up after assembly; this was a
nuisance, but it was worth the effort when the weathered to match the rest of the aircraft process. The wheels were attached after fl at
details ‘popped’ when weathering them. before carefully being attached using either spots were added with a hard sanding board,
The propeller, spinner, wheel bay doors, thick superglue or standard extra thin cement they are moulded in by Airfi x but I wanted
undercarriage and canopy were also taking care not to damage the paint work in the them to appear more pronounced. They sit at

The heat plates surrounding the exhausts were masked and airbrushed Alclad Magnesium. The decals all settled perfectly with a clear gloss coat before ad after their application. A panel line
wash was applied to the fuselage to start the weathering process…

Artists oils, pre-made washes, a silver pencil and Oilbrushers were all employed to various degrees The undercarriage legs, doors and wheels were all painted and weathered with an Alclad Dark
to impart the weathered and worn look seen on the fi nished model. The cardboard helps the Liquid wash.
linseed oil leech out of the oil paint speeding up drying time.

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