Much to my good fortune, Rowan Broadbent of Pheon fame has graciously donated a set of his Salmson decals for this project. I haven't decided on which of his USAS marking schemes I'll employ until the package arrives, but I'd like to take this opportunity to publicly thanks Rowan for his generous offer. I'll do my best to showcase them in the manner they deserve.
Until the new decals arrive, I've been keeping busy working away at the cockpit. The fuselage interior is painted in Tamiya Buff and the ribs have been picked out with a brown Sharpie marker. Thanks to MGunns for that suggestion as the marker I was using just wasn't doing the job.
The instrument panel was base painted with Tamiya Desert Yellow and treated with Burnt Umber oil paint for the woodgrain effect. The aluminum firewall footwell was painted with Tamiya Aluminum and given a wash of Lamp Black oil paint.
I painted the self-sealing fuel tanks with Tamiya Medium Blue, weathered with a Lamp Black oil wash, and dry brushed with Humbrol Light Blue to pick out the fine mesh detail on both ends. The slot in the front face is for the pilot's seat which will follow shortly.
The aluminum floor panels were painted with Tamiya Aluminum followed with a wash of Lamp Oil Black to give a grimy effect.
These next two images show the Observer's seat, wireless set, and battery.
So this is where I stand at this point. There's still considerable more to be added to the cockpit which will be the subject of a future update.
Thanks for dropping by!
Cheers,
Chris
