Painting
Now its onto the process for painting the main body of the plane.
1st up I mask off the cockpit and wheel wells. To keep the resin door in place I give the inside edge a touch of latex masking fluid.
Next I prime with decanted TS-30 and though not everyone’s cup of tea I pre-shade with M. Surfacer 1500 black
Now I do some prep for later chipping. I use Mr. Masking Sol R for this. What I do is use the brush to dab some fluid onto my cutting matt then use a small bit of sponge to dab the fluid over the area I want – for this plane it will be the gun bay covers and the wing roots with more on the pilot’s access side.
As you can see, although it gives a good speckled effect it is far too heavy. And this is why I like this product because once it’s dried I can now use a tooth pick to remove the mask I don’t want but still maintain the original effect.
So although a lot was removed it has left me with what should be a good representation of chipping when finished, this was done to all areas that will have chipping.
George Eberling says
Do you have a tutorial on how to do invasion stripes?
Geoff Coughlin says
Hi George,
That’s a good question and I don’t think so – specifically in the SMN Techniques Bank, but there will be! I’ll look to create one for everyone very soon. In the meantime, do check out Aircraft-Finished Now and pick any of the finished model projects that feature aircraft with these stripes and pick up any hints and tips that you can. Best wishes, GC (30Dec21)