RAF Thunderbolt
Painting Details
With the base colours blocked in, it was time to paint the details. First up, is to paint the techy bits. The engine parts painted bronze. Gun bits painted silver. Base the windows dark blue.
Any bombs where painted green. Missiles got a coating of light grey and a highlight of off white.
Some Spitfires have a yellow stripe on the leading edge of the wing. For these Thunderbolts, a yellow stripe was added to the trailing edge of the model. This change was due to the model having an easy paint panel molded on the model.
The windows receive several highlights of light blue. This was repeat of what was done one the Marauder Bombers.
The engine cowling got a coat of paint matching the undersides. The fan at the inlet was painted bronze.
A light dabbing of a dark wash was applied to make the panel lines more visible.
Decals from Warlord’s Blood Red Skies where used for the roundels on the top and bottom of the wings. The was not enough room on the fuselage for the roundel and serial number, so those decals were not used.
Near Finished
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