This is part of a text I wrote for an article and it describes the steps I made to weather the lozenge. Hope this helps:
The Wingnut Wings Lozenge comes as big (and I mean big!) decals. The patterns look very good but to me personally the Lozenge is on the vibrant side and lacks structure. I considered using aftermarket decals for this but in the end I decided to use the kit Lozenge and weather it. Here’s a brief step-by-step overview of the process.
I prepared the plastic with a coat of Tamiya Gloss Varnish over which the lozengedecals were applied. The topside and bottomside each have three decals. I decalled the bottomside first. The topside is used to show you the weathering process.
I took a Light Gray color and thinned it down considerably with thinner. I then started misting this paint by airbrush, gradually building up the gray color. I was looking for a faded effect. This step was finalized with a coat of Tamiya Gloss Varnish.
The second batch of decals has been applied: thin arm balkenkreuz, ‘push here’ decals on the wingtops and Fokker factory stencil in the centre above the cockpit. Again, everything was sealed with Tamiya Gloss Varnish.
I cut 1 mm wide strips of Tamiya tape and placed them over the ribs. I then started airbrushing Tamiya Smoke over the tape, allowing overspray on either side. Carefully build up the darker color until you’re satisfied but beware: this is easily overdone. After the tape has been removed I airbrushed yet another coat of Tamiya Gloss Varnish. The result is what you see in the picture.
The last step of the weathering process . The wing has been dotted with white, raw umber, warm grey, yellow ochre and dark blue oil paint. Let it sit for half an hour and then with a wide brush moisted (not wet!) in turpentine start streaking the dots in the direction of the airflow. Continue this procedure until the effect is subtle.
After the oil paints have dried the wing is finished with a layer of Xtracolor Matt Varnish. Take note that the varnish will push back the painting effects so use this effect to your advantage. It is now ready to be installed on the struts. The whole procedure is relatively simple and I was quite happy with the result. The different layers of Gloss Varnish allow you to whipe off paint without damaging earlier steps if at a certain stage you are not happy with the results.
