Tamiya lacquer white airbrushed overTamiya white spray bomb primer. Tamiya paints make spraying white easy. Medium Green and OD enamels tomorrow.

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The white looks awesome, my friend @j-healy!

I sprayed some Xtracolor OD today. I was planning on using Silly Putty wave masks but didn’t think they would last long in today’s heat. I airbrush outside and today’s high is supposed to be 101F. The Talon airbrush dials down good enough to do a 1/72 field applied scheme like this free hand, albeit with a little overspray. I’ll tighten that up with some Tamiya white acrylic after I spray the medium green splotches and some faded OD on the fabric areas tommorow.

After looking up photos of these Tampa based 23rd ASW Sq. a/c, it becomes apparent that the deicing boots were removed and the bare metal underneath was sprayed with white. Bottom line is that I’ll use the Tamiya acrylic to wrap the white around the leading edges a little.

One of the numerous things that I appreciate about Airfix is the fact that they often choose unusual schemes for their kits. This one is no exception and looks great over its natural environment in the skies over the Gulf of Mexico!

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Superb results so far, my friend @j-healy!

Thanks, David. I pretty much abandoned 1/72 in the early ‘90s. I picked up the new Airfix Whitley and Blenheim in 2015 and really enjoyed them. After doing the 1/72 Victor, I pretty much decided that 1/72 was viable again for large planes. I’ve built 11 of these new tool Airfix multi engine kits so far and think the Wellington is the best. All are good but the interior in that one really stands out.

Great painting of the fabric arras, my friend @j-healy! Very realistic looks!

This is one of my favorite paint schemes on B-25s, John (@j-healy). I have reached the same conclusion about 1/72 models. I have gotten rid of most of my fighter-sized models, but the bombers are still in the build queue. The temperature is really starting to be a concern here in central Texas. We have had several continuous weeks where the daily temp is over 100, and most days over 105. The good news in the garage is that the paint dries quickly. The bad news is that I am not sure what is going on with the kits I have stored in the garage.