Hey all,
I’m doing up the Canuck modelcraft CF-18A and was wondering how I should go about giving the gear bays a wash. I have seen many modern aircraft with a black or very dark wash but I am not a huge fan of the stark contrast of black on white. Curious what other methods there might be or colours that anyone recommends.
For white i would go with a light grey pin wash.
The following photo is the gear well of a B-58. The well is clean with a light coating of dirt/dust. I think that the ground crews keep the gear well clean so that they can easily look for leaks. If I was doing a moderen aircraft I would paint the gear well with an aluminum color paint and use a rust colored wash.
Modern US made military aircraft have white gear. A light brown or light gray wash over it.
Thanks for all the quick responses! I think I 'm gonna go for a brown wash. I would like the aircraft to be a bit dirty. This is my first build in a long time and am trying many new techniques so we’ll see how it goes. I will try and post some images as well if anyone is interested.
I use two washes sometimes- a dark gray and a reddish one to simulate hydraulic fluid.
I finished up a 1/48 F-18F and used a dark brown wash in the wheel bays:
