Quick update tonight. I mixed up some oils and white spirit for a panel line for the upper surfaces I used Abteilung 502 Faded Green, which is pretty dark, and a bit of black. For the undersides I used Buff, Cream Brown, and black.
Next I sealed the wash with GX114 Flat and then proceeded with oil weathering up top. I wanted the paint to look worn and washed out so I chose Buff, oxide of chromium, and faded green and applied them sparsely throughout the upper sides and then used a brush to blend them in initially. Then I took a brush sweater in Zippo lighter fluid (naphtha, works like white spirits but dries much faster) and dabbed the surface to unify it. Then I took a larger brush (a stuff short filbert), and blended the paints in as the naptha left tide marks . This is the first time using this method, as I previously would do more of a straight oil application. I like this method because it gives a more varied surface .
I will have to give the oils some time to dry (a day should be enough if I’m careful) and then start applying black/burnt umber mix for grease and oil stains and spills. I really should work on the gunsight and glue the wingtip and tail Nav lights and work on the landing gear. Hope to complete this build by the end of the week and jump into the next one, I’m undecided which plane but it will be a Navy aircraft as I want to work on weathering the dark green.
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