My main area of interest appears to be green models from the Allied WWII European Theatre - 1944-45.
I go astray a few times, but usually go back there.
I am not a master modeler and I am not showing off, just using this as a venue to express myself and show people who are interested in this kind of stuff what I have done.

Sunday, 1 September 2013

Aircraft Recognition Panel - I think that's it...

After playing some more with Apoxy Sculpt, using wax paper and flour and an upopened jar of pickles as a rolling pin again, I was able to get a thinner panel. Instead of priming it, I painted the raw Apoxy Sculpt with the Michaels Artists Loft Brilliant Magenta acrylic paint (120ml tube). It took about 4-5 coats, it goes on very thin, but it dries fast, you can paint another coat in less than 30 minutes.

I painted enamel olive drab around the edges to represent the edging of the panel (it has some gromets for line as well). These panels were two sided, with Cerise on one side and White on the other, depending on the Order of the day. There was another panel with Electric Blue and Arc Yellow as well in the kit. (kit in real life, back in the day).

So I made a test one and put it on an old M20 kit I did a few years ago. Today I painted it. I think it looks quite sharp. I built another one now for Thunderbolt VI. Not painted yet.

I just have to thread some string through the bend and tie it on to the lift rings.

Here you go..


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