On with the grey. I started with MRP, applying in a mottled way as I often do, then finished off by adding some random blobs of S M S lacquer, which is much lighter than the MRP version so worked well as a highlight:
It was around 5°C in the shed so I helped it along with a hairdryer, then applied some masking tape:
Then I applied the green in a similar way, highlighting by adding a bit of S M S desert sand to the green:
After removing the masking (apart from the bit I missed!) we had this. A few edges of the grey weren't quite right so were subsequently masked and touched up. It might be a bit stylistic for some, but it's exactly the look I was aiming for :
Then on with the mottled sections. I went back & forth with the two colours, trying to be random in size, placement, shape and opacity but would welcome comments on it.
I know there was no set standard but aesthetically do you think there's enough? Too much? Not random enough?
Thanks
Oh, and it's always a worry that one might peel a bit of paint while removing the masking. I didn't, but pulled one side of the tailplane off instead!