Thank you very much RadMax, Heater, Jason, winged prop, blunce, Rafhart, phoenix, Jon, Darren, Mark, MA Cooke, espins, mike, and Ray !
RadMax - I painted the camo on this one with Model Master enamels. I used WEM for the RLM 66 cockpit. Some of WEM’s Luftwaffe camo colo(u)rs look a little off to me. For instance, the Gray Violet is called “Middle Gray” and contains no violet.
winged prop - I use a good old Badger 150 airbrush, with a medium needle/nozzle. Most double action airbrushes will paint fine lines, as long as you take the time to experiment.
Jon - the camo actually didn’t take as much patience as it did concentration. It’s easy to wiggle the airbrush over the surface, but the random pattern must be uniform. It can’t be heavier in one area than it is in another.
Mark - I used Model Master enamels for the camo. I really don’t pay too much attention to the numbers of the settings and paint mix. I start off with less than 50% thinner and less than 20 psi. I test it on shiny white cardboard and make adjustments to the mix and pressure until I can paint a fine line without any overspray, spattering, or running. Since I make these adjustments every time I paint, I’ve probably never done the same setup twice. Unfortunately, painting fine lines is not a matter of plugging in the numbers. Learning what your airbrush likes, and recognizing when you have too much/too little thinner or pressure is the only way to learn. Once you’ve made the mistakes (and I’ve had more than my share of them), you know what you have to adjust to get the results you want. Sorry, but that’s the onlyway I can explain it.
Ray - yes, I painted the rear seat in a tan color on my last one. It looked like whicker to me at the time (almost 10 years ago). It seems to look better to me in RLM 66, but I could be incorrect. I have yet to find a color photo of the rear compartment of a Bf 110G-4.
Thanks again ! I hope to start applying the decals today.
