Thanks for the comments! Torben... I was trying to replicate the archive photos of Red 12 and based my painting on an analysis by Pat Donahue that was posted at the IPMS Vagabonds website...
http://ipmsvagabonds.com/page3/page52/page52.html
My normal airbrush is a Iwata HP CS Plus with a 0.3mm needle but I switched over a Paasche V with a smaller needle and tip (0.254mm) for the mottling. Once the paint mixture and air pressure was dialed in, it wasn't too difficult to execute the mottling pattern. I like to use Post-Its in the masked areas to test spray the patterns prior to shooting the model.
The wavy finish on your 262A-1a/U3 turned out very well. I also liked the black basing you did but it pretty much disappeared under the wavy camo! And the little shroom on the base!
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