[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by Folgore

That looks good, Epapazian -- nice weathering. Definitely an improvement. What color did you use for the panel lines on the upper / tan surfaces?

I'm sorry that the picture doesn't really show off the retouching and weathering as it looks in person. If I use too much light my digital camera can't pick up the detail as I would like it to; reducing the light, however, produces even worse results on a model with this particular coloration.

As for the colors, I used Humbrol 118 --U.S. Tan --for the upper surfaces and Humbrol 64 -- which is roughly the same as British Medium Sea Grey, for the under surfaces. In both cases, the matt paint was diluted by 30-50%, using paint thinner. Using a liner brush I found that a number of applications ----sometimes five or six---were needed in places where the inking was very heavy. Also, I made an effort to vary the applications, creating a more random look which is far more realistic. Staining effects were also effected by reducing the amount of thinner and buffing with a soft but bushy tipped brush in the appropriate places. As with all such efforts, once I saw these first pictures I noticed a number of areas I had missed along with mistakes of my own, which have now been corrected. The whole operation took only an hour and was well worth it.