Sorry I haven't been around much gents, things went a little pie-shaped over the last month or so. I realize this campaign is over, but I figure I may as well post this update here.
The Spitfire that goes with this V-1 has...stalled. May not ever get finished. But the Buzz Bomb will!
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The Doodlebug was primed and then preshaded with a dark grey, and then shot all over with RLM 76 (Vallejo Model Air 71.046). This was followed by a slightly blotchy application of RLM 71 (VMA 71.015) to the tops of the wings and tail planes. Then, the fun began!!!!!
The Vallejo RLM 71 was thinned down 1:1 with their proprietary airbrush thinner, a smidge of flow enhancer, and tidbit of retarder stirred into the a/b cup with a brush. Thus we did tackle the mottling*! Mostly with success, IMHO, though most people scoff and say "It cannot be done with those darned Vallejo paints!!!!". Well, it CAN be done, one just has to be careful and keep the paint stirred and the airbrush cleared. After the mottling was where I (mostly) wanted it, a thin layer of the same color was shot to blend it in to the body.
*I chose a mottled appearance for the body based on a few wartime German photos I came across on the interwebs, which show a streaky/mottled application of the dark upper color as opposed to the usual museum scheme of a solid coloring.
Should finish this up in the next few days, then move on to some other project. Thanks for looking, if you have.
