P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt, 56th FG - Attempt at British Night Camo
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My first plane model in 40 years, I was inspired by the description in AK Real Colours for Night being a mix of blue and black.
As I paint with rattle cans I got a custom filled rattle can of RAL5004 ie a very, very dark blue. I did try it out on various undercoats as testers and found it was too blue, when used on black undercoat. So I went for a pale grey, as the final colour looked more black
The weathering and inspiration for the model came from AK 56th fighter group in WW2 - the colour and weathering for the drop tanks, undercarriage doors, wheels, I lifted straight from the cover.
Overall learnt a lot that I will carry over to my next plane, as I have the aviation bug now, including
- Pencils are harder to use than oils and scratch the base paint (I used only pencils on this) and the colour changes to a whiter look with the clear coat
- The decals in the 56th FG book were awful and totally the wrong colour, the decals in the box were difficult to get to sit on the model, so I will go with spraying marking next time (as I do on tanks)
-I'm sure most of you know this already, I didn't but the the Tamiya model was a masterclass in what a model should be for the way it all fitted together - I will actually be drawn to Tamiya planes first after this
I have just started a Loire 130 and looking to see what other aircraft I will do next.
