1/600th Aircraft - Painting Guides - Nesher

My 1973 era Neshers painting guide

• I undercoat the model white to start with.
• Then I cover the upper surfaces with a thinned Vallejo Iraqi Sand
• Then add the brown camouflage elements using GW Calthan Brown
• Then add the green cam using GW Knarloc Green
• Wash the model with Devlan Mud
• Make a 50:50 mix of GW Blazing Orange and Iyanden Darksun and paint the triangles on wings and tail
• Varnish the model
• Apply the decals which are just black lines and numbers
• Microsol the decals
• Then taking the Iraqi sand again touch up all the sand areas to light and remove any orange peeping out from under the decals
• Add Dom's Decals National Insignia
• Varnish again to seal the decals in
• Dullcote the whole thing

I thought about using the white decal paper but to be honest it is a lot thicker and as such doesn't sit well. Some people get on with it so it is a personal preference.

The tail art is trimmed pretty tight to fit and the serial number is part of one decal which made fitting a lot easier.

Again not quite finished. I have two more in progress which MIGHT have more done to them. The big black aerial looks way ott so might get removed completely or painted a more inconspicious colour