For the base grey I chose C35 Mitsubishi Grey (a bit too light) and then proceeded with with spraying the markings and antiglare panel in the usual manner. For the squiggle mottle, I chose a mixture of 5 parts Tamiya LP-13 Grey Sasebo Arsenal and 1 part C71 Midnight Blue. Now, my mind knew what i had to do, but I had a very hard time translating that with my hand to the airbrush.

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I started the camo but realized it didn't look right , so I sanded, and repainted the section and tried again. The main challenge I faced was to spray a random mottle, small enough so that there wasn't too much out of scale overspray, but it couldn't be too tight either. So my method would be to slowly build up the mottle , but this made them darker and less transparent and less like the mottle shown in the (updated) profile. I took a few days off to study the paint job, and then added more mottle to densify it. Any large overspray was removed with a light sanding with a 3000 grit sponge. Then the markings were cut and sprayed with C71 Midnight Blue.

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Now onto the small detail painting, the few decals and the weathering

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Woody, @wkubacki, your painting is wonderful!
Your patience and skills have persevered, the result is stunning. This is not one of the easiest patterns to paint. Your Shoki looks amazing!