Barracuda Roy’s Lockdown 2020 | Heller | No. 80229

[speedgraflex]

That looks super, mucho, really, totally rad, my man

Thanks mucho mucho mucho mucho! I need to check out your Avenger! Avengers... Assemble!!

[jkim]

Hard to tell on my screen but the Dark Green makes for a reasonable RLM 83 Dark Green. The lighter color... what shade is it supposed to be? It's pretty far off from RLM 75 but would make a reasonable RLM 77 Light Grey, which the MMP profile calls out, I think. Although the resulting contrast is noticeably greater than what is depicted in the photographs. I'm assuming that you don't have RLM-specific colors at your disposal and that you are trying to make do with what you have? If that's the case, the upper wings could be called RLM83/RLM77.

The crosses are still not looking right. The center sections are too narrow. Here is a guide to how the crosses should be proportioned...


This should apply to the lower wing and fuselage crosses. The upper wing crosses are a little bit different.

[speedgraflex]

John, I totally appreciate your reminder. You’re absolutely right! Thank you so very much! I left the crosses small because I can fix that in five minutes: my Dad’s mantra was you can always add easier than take away with paint. Also I thought I posted that I was going to fix these by adding the thickness back in - literally the area is 13mm square and I am accurate. I did this as I was making rice for dinner. Better? Welcome to my bench!



My mask

[jkim]

Ahhh... much better!

[jkim]

What is that dark color on the mask? Which paint and what are you thinning it with?

[speedgraflex]

Apologies for not posting I was going to fix the crosses with a new mask, John. I’m glad that this will work, and I appreciate you following along so closely. Sincerely; this means a lot to me! The color is gray green by Tamiya aircraft acrylics, I decanted the last can of my Horten meltdown box set of AS colors. I’m nowhere near your level of mastery of glazes my friend. I just set up the airbrush on the balcony and go for it. P.S. I have Mr Leveling Thinner!

[BlackSheep214]

Welll, here we go! Following this...

[speedgraflex]

Great! Thanks Blacksheep! I have to finish before the 19th so the heat is on, buddy.

[speedgraflex]

I just found some RLM Light Blue, sealed, in a can from Taniya; this has to be the Late War stuff! I give thanks to the model building gods tonight. Whatever the appropriate offerings are, the gods can have them. At least I will light a candle to stretch a piece of sprue.

[Stuart]

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That's a good looking cross Bruce!