Hi al
So thanks again for the congratulations on meeting our milestone! We had a great time in Edinburgh.
One of the more interesting things we discovered were the Edinburgh vaults. Never heard of them but a fascinating story!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Vaults
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Edinburgh-Vaults/
Anyway back to the model......
What follows was actually done last weekend just before we went away but I didn't have time to post the pictures.
The
Revell call out for the main body was Nato Olive 46 but a quick bit of research revealed it was normally referred to as Olive Drab, with a bit more revealing it was
apparently noticeably lighter post 1965. It also apparently varied from a mid-ish green to an off-green/brown colour. I also found an interesting shot demonstrating how much it could vary, as you'll see below.
To achieve the colour, I mixed equal ratios of Vallejo's
Model Air Green RLM62 (71.104) and Brown Violet RLM81 (71.264), with one of the doors getting a coat of straight RLM81 as per the photo below to demonstrate where it had been replaced at a later date. The OD is a bit lighter than I intended but I think it works well enough, although it's a tad greener in real life.
The tips of the rotor blades and 'tail plane' wingy looking things (sorry don't know the official name) were given a coat of Red (71.102) as per the instructions - I was surprised how much it took to get a proper red colour rather than a variation of dark pink/off red.
The instructions called for a very dark grey for the rotor blades, so I did a mix of Black (71.057) and Black Grey RLM66 (71.055) in equal measures.
ACW as usual.
Andrew
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My inspiration photo.....
My 'homage' to the above photo.....