The wings are nearing completion. Alcad white aluminium left with a slightly patchy finish & shaded with Alclad transparent smoke.
The roundels are sprayed using home made masks.
Following that was a coat of Alclad semi-matt clear to protect things prior to a just a touch of pastels & a few various marks using Mig 'fuel stain' wash.
I've not used Alclad before nor roundel masks so it's been a learning experience.
The first & last photos haver a bit of a blue cast to them although they were taken on the same camera setting, the tone & brightness is more like the second photo.
It's difficult to judge when to stop as the appearance of the silver finish & shading vary depending on how light plays on the surface. In the hand - on average when viewed from several angles more shading could be added so it's about the right place to stop now before it gets to extreme. A few more local scuff marks may be added when the aircraft is together.
The next stage is to seal things with a clear satin finish coat & then do some 'shading' with clear semi-matt to replicate where the finish gets abraded.
Hopefully it won't look too bad in the end.
Regards
Russell
