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Hi all
So before the next update, a short word on the previously mentioned colour issue.
As you know I was worried about the topside greys being too dark compared to every other build I had ever seen.
Well......the reference site I found when researching the cockpit colours also has a section on the general colour schemes. Its colour chips for AMT 11 & 12 both look very close to the AK 3rd Gen colours (as far as you can judge by any laptop screen) but carry the following notes/warning:
So in short my plane will represent one that has either been repainted or more likely not long been out of the factory.
And so onto the next update......
Thankfully, I am nearing the finish line on this. Good job too because the Soviet Wingy Thing GB ends in two weeks!.
Latest progress is as follows:
ACW as usual.
Andrew
So before the next update, a short word on the previously mentioned colour issue.
As you know I was worried about the topside greys being too dark compared to every other build I had ever seen.
Well......the reference site I found when researching the cockpit colours also has a section on the general colour schemes. Its colour chips for AMT 11 & 12 both look very close to the AK 3rd Gen colours (as far as you can judge by any laptop screen) but carry the following notes/warning:
- AMT 7, 11 and 12: Very prone to fading to a lighter shade.
- Note: from photographic records, it seems that AMT-11 and 12 were subject to quick fading, and repaintings appear much darker than the original camo.
- Note: according to some sources, in case of lack of AMT-11 and 12 paints, they could have been replaced with a mix of 60% AMT-7 and 40% AMT-6 for AMT-11, and 40% AMT-7 and 60% AMT-6 for AMT-12.
massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/colors/color-table.html
So in short my plane will represent one that has either been repainted or more likely not long been out of the factory.
And so onto the next update......
Thankfully, I am nearing the finish line on this. Good job too because the Soviet Wingy Thing GB ends in two weeks!.
Latest progress is as follows:
- Yellow tail stripes painted on rather than use the decals. Coverage was very hard to achieve over such a dark background and so if I do something similar again I might spray them on first over a light primer, mask them over and then to the whole paint job over the top.....certainly a lot less masking to do that way around!
- Prop and spinner done.....slightly complicated by the fact that the base had to be kept light camo grey.
- Exhausts painted using my specially patented metal and rust technique and fitted...sorry, hard to get a decent shot with the all the light reflecting off the gloss varnish.
- A nice and shiny clear coat. Interestingly, this has accentuated the mottling effect a bit!
ACW as usual.
Andrew