Completed my Taube's main fuselage painting today. The next big challenge is the funky "fish scale" effect on the bare metal cowling area. I'll be using the technique with Tamiya enamel paints as described on the WNW site but not until I put in plenty of practice on some old test parts!
Per the instructions, I used Tamiya XF-22 Field Gray with the initial coats being straight from the bottle then I made an extra-thin 50/50 mix of XF-22 and XF-2 flat white and misted on several random coats in an attempt to break up the solid color but it's not very noticeable. I think I applied the latter too evenly. I'll leave it as is though as the gloss coats yet to come will darken it back again and I'll then try some weathering washes and filters to add visual interest.
Eric
