Brett M Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 18 hours ago, LDSmodeller said: Hi Brett, Scale issues of paint aside, historical information can be of value here too. The upper Wings/Tail planes of aircraft painted in USN Tri Colour Scheme (actually 4 colours) were painted in ANA Semi Specular Sea Blue (being a Semi Gloss), so will have weathered in in a different way to the Non Specular Sea Blue/Intermediate blues. For RNZAF aircraft based on Pacific island (along with USN/USMC units) the coral dust was a major issue, and cleaning it off was akin to chipping cement. Some RNZAF SU's (Servicing Units) who actually owned the aircraft, used petrol/gasoline (which ever is in use in your part of the world) soaked rags to clean off the coral dust, as it was the only thing that would actually work. It doesn't take a degree in Chemistry to figure out what happens to paint after doing that Again the amount of sorties flown can have an effect on paint, these SBD's though only with 25 Squadron for three months, flew sorties daily, so along with wear & Tear, maintenance would have been a more common occurrence too. Regards Alan Gas soaked rags.....wow! Thanks for the info, Alan. I am tempted to mask the clear parts off and shine it up...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Spectacular effort Brett! The raised rivet detail combined with spot on weathering is fantastic - congratulations! Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Watched this one the whole way Brett. Phenomenal job brother. This is simply a beautiful model! Hats off to you for a job well done! cheers Pete Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 1/6/2021 at 8:21 PM, Brett M said: Thanks, Ray! Sure, if you’d like to, I’m unopposed. OK, Brett, article is done! Great job! Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Thanks Ray, really appreciate you doing that! Reading now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs Buckles Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Superb! Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Absolutely stunning build! Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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