Perfect, my friend @sandbagger!

Hi all,
The basic decal and fuselage painting are done.
I used ‘Aviattic’ Bleached Clear Doped Linen (ATT32044) for the undersides.
The Off White Linen (ATT32241) for top surfaces and the rest PC10 Medium Linen (ATT32090).
All applied on a gloss white base coat.
The painted forward fuselage and panels were airbrushed with 'Hataka' lacquer paint and mixed to match the PC10 decal colour.
'Hataka’ black top paint Vert Fonce (C124) with Medium Green (CO19) to a ration of 50/50 and thinned with approximately 35% ‘Mr. Colour’ self levelling thinner 400.
The white serial number was created using cut masks from de-tacked 'Tamiya' masking sheet.

Still a bit more to do for weathering and detail painting before construction continues,

Mike

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Hi Tom,
I appreciate your comment.
As you said, the specific colours of Protective Coat (PC) 10 and 12 would vary on aircraft from manufacture to application when in service. Also age and weathering would take its toll of the colours.
This particular aircraft operated in Palestine, first with No.111 Squadron RFC in 1917 then with No.1 Squadron AFC throughout 1918. Bearing in mind the average weather in that theater of operations, the PC10 would most probably have been bleached by sunlight to a lighter shade than that in the European theater.
The lighting in the photographs is pretty strong, which may effect the colour shade and also the surfaces of the model have yet to be weathered and probably have a filter applied, both of which will darken the colour slightly.
As always though, we can never be absolutely sure of the exact colours of WW1 aircraft,

Mike

Superb progress, Mike @sandbagger

Excellent progress and I loved your Pyrogravure method, my friend @sandbagger!

Thanks @sandbagger. I forgot where this was operating. Yes indeed, lots of sun fading going on there!

Hi all,
Here's the basic fuselage.
The linen effect decals were airbrushed with a tint of 'Alclad' Light Sheen (ALC311) with a few drops of 'Tamiya' Desert Yellow (XF59).
Additional weathering was applied using 'Flory Models' Sand and Dark Dirt clay wash.
Also 'AK Interactive' Kerosene (AK2039) and Oil (AK2019) washes around filler caps etc.
The engine upper access panels are temporarily located for the photographs,

Mike

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