Onto the markings. I cut some circles out of Oramask 810 film and placed them as accurately as I could, applying the disc first, then the "hole" around it, then removing the disc, to make sure I didn't stretch the film into an oval or whatever.
First up was a light coat of the underlying grey-green, just to seal the edges and prevent any bleed through:
I then applied a coat of white to serve as a base for the red and create the outer ring of the fuselage markings. Being S M S lacquer it covered brilliantly. On top of the white I pre-shaded the panel lines with a bit of neutral grey (I'm better at squiggles than straight lines ?)
The on with the red. I've never been keen on the Mr Color insignia red as it's a gloss, so doesn't cover that well, even for a red, so building up several coats creates a noticeable edge. I'll look at replacing it with MRP or S M S.
After giving it a few minutes to dry I removed the masking (and the front MG ?)
Next up is to spray the yellow stripes on the wings leading edges, and apply the decals.
First up was a light coat of the underlying grey-green, just to seal the edges and prevent any bleed through:
I then applied a coat of white to serve as a base for the red and create the outer ring of the fuselage markings. Being S M S lacquer it covered brilliantly. On top of the white I pre-shaded the panel lines with a bit of neutral grey (I'm better at squiggles than straight lines ?)
The on with the red. I've never been keen on the Mr Color insignia red as it's a gloss, so doesn't cover that well, even for a red, so building up several coats creates a noticeable edge. I'll look at replacing it with MRP or S M S.
After giving it a few minutes to dry I removed the masking (and the front MG ?)
Next up is to spray the yellow stripes on the wings leading edges, and apply the decals.
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