Here we are with some paint on. I undercoated with Alclad II Aluminium, and then gave everything a coat of hairspray straight from the can.
The blue used is a mix of Tamiya colours, as I've never quite been satisfied with what I've tried before. I preshaded with XF17 sea blue, then filled in the gaps and levelled it all out a bit with a 50:50 mix of XF17 and XF8 Flat blue. Finally a highlight coat of equal parts of XF17, XF8 and XF18 Medium blue was used.
The paint was then made wet with a flat brush (using just cold water, one panel at a time) and after allowing about 5 or 6 seconds to soften was scratched up a bit with a cocktail stick and a toothbrush, following pictures to get the chipping in the appropriate areas and patterns.
Finally everything was sealed in with Klear.
This one will have to go to one side now waiting for the decals to be printed, which should be around September.
Cheers for now,
Roger