Totally agree with you Tom@tclina. It's a great kit and there is a lot to it. I'm taking my time.

@johnb - yep, all free hand. I did use a pencil to outline the pattern. Most pucarás were sprayed with low quality paint right on sight using whatever paint materials were on hand. The camo pattern varied from plane to plane.

Looks wonderfully realistic, my friend @eb801! Rendering a camo that was hastily applied in the field is not among the easiest of jobs and you already excelling there!

Great job, Eric. I love the meticulous work you are doing on the camo authentically - persistence pays off. Those colors look spot-on as well.

I am a bit behind in contributing to this GB and the site in general but I hope to get some painting done on the Skyhawk and Super Etendard this weekend. Will post and contribute soon.

A super result, my friend @eb801!

Your systematic approach is yielding fine results, Eric. I like the technique for the yellow bands. It can be frustrating to get light-colored bands applied over a two color camo without the demarcation line shining through (even with decals). The undercoat solves this. The white also brightens up the yellow appropriately.

I may have to get on one of these Kinetic Pucaras, they are clearly lovely to build. So many models, so little time!

All Done!

Bottom bands completed. I wanted the aluminum underneath the yellow to show through slightly. Now all I have to do is touch up, remove some more masking tape and give the yellow areas another shot of Future. Then it's time for my favorite part - weathering and decaling. The end is in sight now, that's for sure!

Thanks Sprios@fiveten, John@johnb, Colin @coling and Anthony@anthonyricco for following along here and the encouragement. I'm taking this build slow and easy.

Looking superb so far, my friend @eb801!
Will look even better weathered!