I think this is close but I still need to tweak it some.
I shot fine white primer over everything, then shot my recipe for Fokker blue on the bottom then masked.
I then shot Vallejo 71.028 "sand yellow" as my base color.
I then shot Vallejo 71.294 through a cut stencil.
This is close. Some parts are better than others but by and large I think I can get this to be a viable way to replicate the Fokker streaking.
Things I learned:
1) I need to make a better, longer stencil. I worked, as the "real guy" did on the wings, from right to left. As I moved the stencil left, by the time I got to the left end of the wing, I now had 3-4-5 applications of paint built up on the stencil making for a wet, messy piece of plastic. I will cut a new stencil the full length of the upper wing.(I think..)
2) I was trying to be clever and thinned the 34079 with retarder and thinner. Next time I will just mix it my regular way so it dries quicker with less chance of smudging.
3) Important to know when to stop. I did the wings first, fuselage last. I realized I went too heavy with the streaking on the wings. The fuselage is about right coverage wise. I should have let more of the base show through on the wings.
4) You can see I got the stencil a little crooked on the right side, the left looks better straighter and with more base showing through.
I'm not too concerned about my goofs on the top wing and horizontal stabilizer as they will be covered in red. I may try and fix the streaking on the right hand fuselage, I should figure out something to fix mistakes.
Stay tuned !!
