So I have been working on the top wings as well as decals on the rear horizontal stabilizer.
Now I had a bit of an accident, no idea how it happened but I it looked like a chemical burn – not very happy especially after the whole piece was finished. So after stripping it of its decals and paint, I filled it in with Tamiya putty and then sanded it back in to shape.
I’m wondering if it was caused by Tamiya Airbrush cleaner that might have dripped on the work surface. Who knows!
So with the wings, I went about the normal process of Flat white base then this time I went off the beaten track – I’m pissed because I have lost the images after a PC brain fart.
I gave the base coat a coat of XF22 gloss and then laid down the decals that should have been on the tops of the wings. These again I locked in with Tamiya XF22 and left to cure.
From here I masked the wings so that the ribs and sub structure were exposed and painted airbrushed several coats over the decal so there were solid lines of white. I then applied several thin coats of flat white.
Again once the paint had cured I went about masking the wings off as normal and then applying the post shading with Tamiya Smoke, then using thinned flat white blend the smoke in with the white.
This creates the shadowing of the wing structure but also now we have the ‘Cross Pattée’ visible through the wing, again itwas all locked in with Tamiya XF22 and ready for the Aviattic rib tape and linen.
