Thanks for the kind words everyone! The streaking is Windsor & Newton Griffyd Alkyd fast-drying oil over acrylic base. I learned the technique from a modeler named Viking on the Britmodeller site. You can check out this link to my Dr.I build of Lothar Von Richthofen's tripe on this site for some information on how I did the streaking. There's also a helpful link to another tutorial:
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=1009.0The technique is simple (this was my first attempt) and VERY forgiving--the oils dry slowly enough that if you don't like what you've done. you can either add more paint and keep blending/streaking, or wipe everything off and try again. I am sure that it can be improved upon as well. The caveat is the same one for using oils to simulate wood. The painted surfaces are a dust magnet so a dust free box for drying is a must.
I picked this scheme because I thought that the use of black on the rudder and top wing insignia fields was interesting and unusual, because it was mostly overall green streaked, and because I liked the fuselage logo.
You were vert kind not to point out the major construction flaw, which I tried to disguise as best I could with photo angles. It involves hasty and careless part selection by the novice modeler. I suppose I could tear it apart and correct it, but that would create new problems, and I like the way the model looks even with the mistake. Besides, it's a good ever-present reminder to be careful and take my time.
Ten points to the first one to spot the error!
Cheers,
Bob
