Revell Hawker Hunter FGA.9 1:32 – Paul A. build

I decided to add the main pitot at this stage. The plastic kit part was replaced by a suitable-sized sewing needle.

The underside surfaces were painted with Mr Hobby Aqueous Acrylic RAF Light Aircraft Grey diluted as before and randomly applied for tonal variation.
The masking was then applied in readiness for the main camouflage colours being RAF Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green.

With the Dark Sea Grey areas masked for sharp-edge demarcation the Dark Green has been applied in a similar random manner to create some tonal variation. I applied the Mr Hobby Aqueous Acrylic Dark Green followed by Tamiya acrylic Dark Green. The latter has a slightly lighter and more olive tone and helps with the tonal effect. The Levelling Thinner-to-paint ratio is 60:40 respectively and sprayed at about 15psi.

Some lovely surface details on this kit released back in the late 80’s. For masking the demarcation itself, I used very thin strips of Tamiya Masking Tape.

The basic camouflage application is now complete and shows the Mr Hobby Aqueous Acrylic Light Aircraft Grey on the underside surfaces with some tonal variation.

With the main camouflage colours now applied the airframe has received a protective coat of Mr Superclear Gloss Acrylic/Lacquer Varnish. As always this was applied straight from the rattle can and very quickly dries to give a smooth and solid surface.

Decals…