Camouflage pattern and painting
It’s time for the first camo color. I work on the principle of always paint in the order of lightest to darkest. That way you run into less coverage problems. As I am using the TwoBobs decals, I referred to their suggested color. They suggest HU28 Camouflage Grey (FS36222) which is shown on the left of the photo. To my eye, photos of the real aircraft look almost white (perhaps off white), certainly not Camouflage Grey. The Tamiya paint instructions suggest pure white, which I think is also wrong. So, I have ended up blending HU130 Satin White with a little HU28 Camo Grey to end up with basically an off white.
The off white has been applied roughly to the model. As this is a wraparound scheme, the color extends onto the underside as well. Left to dry overnight, this will be masked and the second camo color applied.
Once the white is dry (overnight) the masking is applied. As the pattern on these aircraft has fairly tight demarcations, I opt to use my Blu-Tac masking method.
As each paint coat dries, details like the seat can be worked on. I like to use the Vallejo range of acrylic paints for brush painting. The seat (BB resin) has been undercoated in preparation for brush painting.