Firstly, thank you everyone for the kind words and support during this build! Really appreciate it. I started posting on Instagram a couple years back so I could record the build process for myself, but the interaction you get in a forum like here is a lot more constructive and I really enjoy it!
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1. I painted the propellers when the black underside was done, easy job!
Without further ado, let me brag. I think this may be the best camouflage I've done so far, there's one tiny bit that needs fixing (on the rudder, but it's so small I may just leave it) and the weathering has come out great! I started doing this method of weathering on my most recent model, the F4U-2, and didn't try it on the other 2 Corsairs I built at the time. Previous to this I was trying very hard to not overdo the weathering but now I've done finally nailed it in that you need to do it a little too much so it doesn't get completely elimated with clear coats which happened on my Corsair Mk.II.
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1. First the green was applied...
Anyways back to the Spitfire. I did the green the same way as I did the brown, approximately 10/15% white to green mix, and then a 30% mix of green. This was all eyeballed by pouring a little into a plastic shot glass and then putting XF-2 white in it one drop at a time with a cocktail stick so the measurements are very much a guess.
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1. ... then the slightly white mix, followed by the more white mix in some areas...
The dark green mix came out better that the dark brown and I didn't feel the need to tone it down, in hindsight I feel I toned down the brown slightly too much and could have done it maybe half as much, I'm slightly concerned it won't show through the clear coat but we shall see.
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1. ... and then the dark mix was applied to the panel lines.
Not a lot to update for the next few days, I'll just be doing the same process for the other Spitfire. Hopefully it comes out as good!
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