Hello everyone! It has been long since my last report so it is time for an update on the Mike. After priming I figured there were some spots presenting a dust-like surface.Beeing an airbrush-newbie, i found the noozle that had been used was too narrow for the primer, that should have been mixed with thinner too. So i wiped down those spots and achieved a smooth surface. Then mixed 3 parts flat black with one part flat light grey to get my dark grey hull colour and painted the opper hull after taping along the centerline. I used my common spraycan-nitro colours as i have some in stock and am used to that kind of paint. The paint had been filled in to glasses and left to release the propellant gas for some time prior to usage.
Afterwards i again taped the centerline, but now upwards, in order to apply the red antifoul. Again, i used flat red 3:2 mixed with grey for a faded colour shade. For some reason (i suspect because the red is from a different manufacturer) i got an almost terracotta-like surface, although the paint had an nice thin milky consistence. Super-flat, worn look. Oh boy... Send pictures to DavidH. Reply "Don't overdo the Airbrush! Keep it!" My wife looking at it saying the same. So i kept it that way. Right decision. After wiping off the dust - voila like on the dock photographies!
Afterwards i again taped the centerline, but now upwards, in order to apply the red antifoul. Again, i used flat red 3:2 mixed with grey for a faded colour shade. For some reason (i suspect because the red is from a different manufacturer) i got an almost terracotta-like surface, although the paint had an nice thin milky consistence. Super-flat, worn look. Oh boy... Send pictures to DavidH. Reply "Don't overdo the Airbrush! Keep it!" My wife looking at it saying the same. So i kept it that way. Right decision. After wiping off the dust - voila like on the dock photographies!
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