Dear Mates, Here is my interpretation of the D-9 “ <· ” of JG 6 in a somewhat pristine state a few weeks before final capitulation, 1945. This plane is featured in colour and BW images found in “The Focke-Wolf 190 Dora vol.1” by Jerry Crandall, which I think is a fine book. The painting was a combination of masking and freehand airbrush techniques. Some of the masks are shown. For colours, I chose the olive drab version of RLM 81, leaf green 82, grey 75 and a lighter grey (RLM ?) over RLM 76. Most all demarcation and mottling were done using masks with torn edges positioned ~1 mm away from the model surface. Extra diffusive effects were done by paddle-shaped masks with one or more small holes drilled with a No. 11 blade. The RLM 76 on the starboard side of the fuselage was shaded with what amounted to thinner stained with 81. The exhaust marks were done in a similar fashion, requiring 10 or more passes of blackened thinner for sufficient build up. No need to worry about mucking things up with a wobbly pass! Mini-sanders, (bits of sanding film glued to toothpicks) were useful for smoothing out tight spots. The wheels, seat harness and the engine visible through the wheel wells are from detail kits. The guns and pitot are steel tubes and stout they are! The spiral on the nose is, as they say ‘Dan Unda’, “a deckle”.
Eagle Cals provided the markings. For the first time, I sprayed a coat of gloss beforehand to mitigate silvering. It worked well by and large but I think it more convenient to somehow find paints that are gloss or satin to begin with and lay down smoothly the first time. Thinned out matte clear gave the final sheen.
Eagle Cals provided the markings. For the first time, I sprayed a coat of gloss beforehand to mitigate silvering. It worked well by and large but I think it more convenient to somehow find paints that are gloss or satin to begin with and lay down smoothly the first time. Thinned out matte clear gave the final sheen.
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