- Undercoat white at this scale due to the need to preserve scale effect. Using a thin paint for the next layers gives you a slight shadow in the panel lines which you can then pick up with a wash later (GHQ Painting tip I found to be excellent. I cannot remember the last aircraft I painted with a Black Undercoat).
- For lower fuselage I use GW Astronomican Grey from the Foundation paints.
- Upper surfaces use a Field Grey for the RLM 02 Grey and currently I have some Tamiya Dark Green (XF-61) which I am using until some more Valejo paint arrives from Dom. I use GW Badab Black along the panel lines with 0 brush after the initial coats then add a little Vallejo Dark Sand to the Grey and recover. The Green is dark enough already
- Cockpit and Glass areas use my tried and trusted method of Shadow Grey followed by a GW Badab Black wash then gone over again with Shadow Grey then Astronomican Highlights (I normally use Ghostly Grey but this has been discontinued for years so I needed to find a replacement).
- Acrylic Varnish to give the Decals something to sink into
- Apply Decals (use scissor and not a knife to cut out as you get a cleaner image)
- Second coat of Acrylic Varnish to seal the decals
- Dullcote to finish
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