"Here Kitty Kitty Kitty"

[Paul]

Here is where I ran into a little issue. I am having difficulty in trying to replicate sun bleached black paint. I think I have the chipping and worn off paint look fairly well but I was wondering if I use some real thin white at a lower pressure at around 6 psi.

see what you think.

[Thomas_M]

First of all I have to say that I am excited to see one of Monogram´s best 1/48 scale kits ever being build! Thanks for sharing this, Paul!

Not sure about you last question, the pictures are not really easy to judge the white fading. What I saw first are lots of white dots?!?
If you thinks its overdone why not have an overspray of very diluted faded black?

[Fermis]

It is looking good Paul!

If you're thinking of very thin white, to fade with...it's VERY easy to mess up with paint that is super thin.
I'd recommend adding a drop of white/light grey to a paint cup of thinned dull coat(thinned to a consistency that you'd normally spray with) . I use this method all the time....but I save it for after the decals, so they get a bit of a fade job as well. The color "builds up" very slowly and is very forgiving.

I love this kit, and would love to do another someday!

Did this one some years ago, shortly after it came out...
(before I had an airbrush...used a rattlecan, drybrush and pastels only for the finish)

[Thomas_M]

...
(before I had an airbrush...used a rattlecan, drybrush and pastels only for the finish)

No airbrush here???
Fermis, you are by far better without an airbrush than I with mine...

[Paul]

Thanks Fermis, It looks better sitting here than in the pics so I'll take tour suggestion into practice.

[Paul]

OK, here is where I am. Got the wing struts in started putting the glassy stuff on and right away messed up the blisters. not one but both. I will see if I can get a new sprue from Revell soon and then get it on. One of the blisters barely had any framing so the masking went awry and the primer didn't hold so when I removed the masks it pulled paint. I have some touching up to do in some places and I have to scratch some machine guns for the nose and a fuel dump for one wing. So for now I am going to let it sit for a bit so I dont do any more mucking it up.

I was able to do a bit more weathering but for some reason I am not real satisfied with my results.

[Duke Maddog]

Maybe it's the pics,. but I can't see where you messed up. I think the weathering is fantastic; I doubt I could do that well.Looking good, I can't wait to see more.

[LyleW]

Looks good to me, too. I like the Cat a lot.