Avernos' Going Down On Purpose
Putty, Paint, A Pain In The Arse
Now my white grey hull was dry it was time to mask off and paint the blue contrasting patterns.
I don’t have the RAL colours for U-boats and for once in my life I decided to take a leaf out of Commodore Rob’s book and not worry about historical accuracy.
So instead I decided to go with Dark Sea Blue, it’s a blue and it even has sea in the name
Also it was the highlight colour I used on the tanks and waterline a year or more ago.
Next Up was to mask the hull. I did this by masking one side off in its entirety with chunks of Panzer Putty.
When masking with putty, remember it is a fluid, so to get a tight mask I arrange the putty where I want it, smooth and push it into place and then wait for 10 mins.
That allows the putty to flow tightly against the surface you are masking and helps mitigate bleed underneath it.
Once I have done one side I can remove the front and back sections and add the Conning Tower. Now I can carry the mask up and around and then down the other side.
At this point I can spray the middle section and then add the front and back after to follow the pattern and mask the remaining side sections.
When everything has had the base coat applied I highlighted the centres of the areas and top edges with a Dark Sea Blue and Sky Blue mix at a 1:2 ratio.
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