Hi there my friends,
Can you help me please? I have stockpiled a large number of early bird kits (ie Bristol Boxkite, Bleriot etc) and also a number of WWI types. I’m looking for the best paint to represent clear doped linin. I have used Humbrol #74 but it seems way too yellow!
Can you suggest anything? Ilive in the UK but should be able to get most brands.
Many thanks guys
I’ve never tried it myself, but I have a friend who used to build armor dioramas, and when he needed to represent something that was cloth he would use tissue sprayed with diluted white glue to cover the area. I suspect that it was the wrapping-type tissue and not facial tissue. Once the glue dries it can be painted any color you want. Probably a bit of work for a biplane wing, but it might give you some very realistic-looking results.
I picked up some Polly Scale “doped linen,” and it is VERY green. I used it for the sidewalls in this cockpit. For the exterior, I mixed Model Master “wood” and “flat white.” I probably could have gone lighter, but I think its better than the Polly Scale.
Given that there are no color photos and any samples of early aircraft have aged 80+ years, I’d feel free to go with either the Humbrol or the Polly S, which I used on a Fokker Dr1 and was given good remarks on the color.
Testors has a “sand” color that some folks like to use for CDL.
Regards,