SPA Modeler

Inching along deliberately and with great determination.

It would probably serve me well to read more about how these aircraft were handled in the field. What camo they began their careers wearing, and how it evolved into what we see in later photos and illustrations by way of field-applied modifications. The extant photos of the subject don't tell me too...

…but bro, considering I start on black primer and paint lighter and lighter over that, I guess it isn’t all that far-fetched now that I think about it.

I couldn’t tell you why I’m doing it that way either

I appreciate the kind word, Floki. I guess I'll be starting the light blue today, and we'll see where she goes.

One of my least-favorite jobs, filling, but good on ya for doing it! She's coming along very well.

Thank you Stuart!!

The light in my office makes the port side wing root join look terrible. But I assure you, it isn’t a chasm. Also I wanted to show how I did some initial weathering on that high-traffic area there, by using stencils and various shades of the base colors. I wanted to bake in a little bit of wear and ...

Thank you!!

Thanks Stuart! Busy weekend, busy top of this week, but I did manage to complete the topside modified splinter camo on “Black 1”. https://i.postimg.cc/5y3q1pgt/63-EC07-D4-E5-FD-43-DD-BDE5-B925-F64-A9096.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/HW4tQsmC/90-B40-EE2-C23-E-4-F93-BCF2-1-A7623-FE2255.png https://i.postim...