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Cheers fellas.
The dials are a photo etch,pre-painted set by Eduard that come with the kit. You really only have to stick the various bits together in the right order.
I used Xtracrylix to spray the stripes. It's acrylic because I want to distress the leading edges without messing the camouflage (enamel) underneath. I just misted on two or three coats. It's not actually a particularly heavy covering,you just have to take your time. It's also not quite as opaque as the photo would suggest. I wanted just a hint of the camouflage colours to show through,particularly in areas like the top of the fuselage which would be,on the real thing,difficult to reach. They do but it's too subtle for my photographic skills.
This aircraft was in service and would have been painted in a rush in the 48 hours before the original date for D-Day (it was postponed) by the squadron. Aircraft that were supplied from MUs with stripes,or partial stripes,after D-Day would be much more neat and accurate. I didn't go mad with accuracy on the spacing of the stripes. They are all roughly a scale 18" but I allowed a little variation around 14mm. I figure in the real world they probably snapped a chalk string and painted to that. I've replicated some slight irregularities,particularly on the fuselage. These are from a couple of profiles I have. I've got a photo of this aircraft but before the stripes were applied. At least it let me get the slightly odd (low) demarcation on the starboard side of the fin correct!
Steve
The dials are a photo etch,pre-painted set by Eduard that come with the kit. You really only have to stick the various bits together in the right order.
I used Xtracrylix to spray the stripes. It's acrylic because I want to distress the leading edges without messing the camouflage (enamel) underneath. I just misted on two or three coats. It's not actually a particularly heavy covering,you just have to take your time. It's also not quite as opaque as the photo would suggest. I wanted just a hint of the camouflage colours to show through,particularly in areas like the top of the fuselage which would be,on the real thing,difficult to reach. They do but it's too subtle for my photographic skills.
This aircraft was in service and would have been painted in a rush in the 48 hours before the original date for D-Day (it was postponed) by the squadron. Aircraft that were supplied from MUs with stripes,or partial stripes,after D-Day would be much more neat and accurate. I didn't go mad with accuracy on the spacing of the stripes. They are all roughly a scale 18" but I allowed a little variation around 14mm. I figure in the real world they probably snapped a chalk string and painted to that. I've replicated some slight irregularities,particularly on the fuselage. These are from a couple of profiles I have. I've got a photo of this aircraft but before the stripes were applied. At least it let me get the slightly odd (low) demarcation on the starboard side of the fin correct!
Steve