Just thought I'd share my latest Albatros. I've been working on toning down the panel lines and finishing the kits with a flat finish. This one is out of the box as well with monofilament and guitar string rigging. I used Model Master and Humbrol paints and Techmod lozenge and tapes.
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I glazed the lozenge with several coats of Future floor finish tinted by Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna which is a deep reddish brown. For the wood grain I used a base coat of Humbrol #63 and over painted that two times with lighter shades of #63 adding #74 in increasing amounts. The final touch was a darker shade of #63 applied using #107. It took a bit of time but was comparable to applying decals and the four shades works pretty good as opposed to just two. I think I will use the Spada decals in the future along with at least two shades of the base coat.
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As always your comments and critique are welcome, thats how I learn.
Thanks, Dwayne