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F14A Tomcat - PART FOUR

Since the color in my pictures was slightly different from Air Superiority Blue, I created another mix to actually paint the model. My new mix was created in the following ratio, 5:2:1. That is five parts Flanker Medium Blue with two parts Bright Blue (F.S.35183) and one part Blue (F.S.35414). Decreasing the Flanker Blue (slightly) and increasing the Bright Blue content made a slightly richer blue and adding the Blue (F.S.35414) continued to make a richer blue while adding a slight greenish tone to the color. With this mix, I was now happy that I had gotten the color right.

Additionally, I scale effected the Aggressor Blue (F.S.35109) using a 5:1 ratio with Flat White.

I painted the camouflage using masks made from Scotch brand Magic Transparent tape. I considered using Parafilm-M (my normal masking medium), but thought better of it after considering some of the details of the camouflage pattern. While fairly regular, the pattern does have tight corners and straight edges that I had to take care to get right. In my experience, Scotch tape works better at these sorts of tasks.