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Thank you for the replies, especially the web address’s.
This is my first aircraft kit, a colleague of mine is into his model aircraft in a big way, so we are having a little comp, first we build an aircraft (the F4U-1) and then we will do a car (Sauber-Mercedes C9)........ I should do well with the car, but the aircraft is another story.
OK, so what have I done.........
I have chosen the F4U-1A "Big Hog" from the Jolly Rogers flight group. This has a 3 colour camouflage scheme of very light grey, light blue and navy blue. I primed the kit with the Alclad II primer, because it is very thin and I don’t want to loose all the fine detail with paint build up. Next I have pre-shaded the panel lines with very thin XF1. Then I decanted the Tamiya spray cans of AS8, AS19 and AS20, thinned them to a 2:1 ratio thinner to paint, sprayed at about 5psi (the lowest pressure I could get with out splutters) and slowly let the paint build up. The end result is very pleasing to the eye. I don't have good access to a digital camera, so if you want photos you will have to wait until next weekend.... sorry!
What I now need to do............
All the panel lines and exhaust / gun stains and general dirt and grime. This is where I need help in choosing the correct colours, types of paint (i.e. acrylic or enamel to go over the Tamiya AS spray cans) and the order to do it all in! Including the decals
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