I spent the last few days finishing this up. You may recall that I wanted to try some of the same weathering techniques that I used on my MK V tank. This would involve the AK interactive washes. I did like the brown wash in the panel lines but had mixed feelings on the streaking. I thought it looked good on the lower cowl and underside, but it didn’t look right on the fuselage and wings. I ended up taking most of it off. Maybe I just need to experiment more with other colors. I had the Dark Brown for Green Vehicles and Streaking for Panzer Grey. I was much happier with how it turned out on the white-washed G-2 (see that thread). It’s safe to say I won’t be parting with my Flory washes just yet.
Here’s the finished pics. To recap, It’s the good old Hasegawa kit done mostly out of the box with some scratch building here and there. I added the cockpit fuel line and luggage door. It’s in the JG 54 markings of 102 kill ace Max Ostermann on the Eastern front.
Thanks for the rundown about MP. Does it spray as easy as enamels? I have a heck of a time trying to get good clean mottling with acrylics. lots of dry tip and skipping. I do get better performance from Tamiya paints.
PJ, I just followed their directions on their website and had no issues. I think the poly additive prevents clogging. I was watching tutes on you tube for AK’s paints and may try them out too. Apparently they can be sprayed right from the bottle which I find appealing.
Ha! Thanks for the chuckle I’m hardly that good. I’m just an average modeler with a few tricks, like Tom Brady having Belicheat, who then has the Ernie Adams connection through the secret bat phone. Oh, and Jessie James caught that ball.
I digress, thanks for the kind words and I’m glad you get use out of my threads.
