1/48 Messerschmitt BF109 G6 (Eduard)

Very nicely done.

Well, I can tell you the smokey mottling has it's effect, though it's very subtle so not sure if the camera captured that well. But it's there 
Thanks for the comments chaps.

Next up: before starting masking for the camouflage I had to add a black band next the yellow one on the tail. I didn't want to use plain black though because it's...well too black to be black  . So I mixed Tamiya Flat Black with a bit of Nato black - which is more of a very dark grey.
Job done I think

Next up, masking for the camouflage scheme (and yes, that's where I used blu-tack rolls - this was before I had the new great masking putty)

The camouflage was then sprayed on in light coats not to cover up the black basing completely. I used Gunze H69 (RLM75 Grau) and H68 (RLM74 Dunkel Grau). The funny thing about those German airplane colors is that over the years (keep in mind this is only my second wingy ) I ordered so many bottles of RLM66, RLM74 and RLM75 that I can start an airplane sprayworks. Each and every time I thought I didn't have the color yet, and now I have like 4 bottles of each...quite a D'oh moment 
Anywhoo: this is how the camouflage turned out


Just to finish things up, when I removed the blu tack it looked like this:

and in the wheel wells


Luckily, on the fuselage I could remove it with an eraser, and most of the blutack was removed using tweasers and a stiff brush slightly moistened with odourless thinner.

On to the mottling now ^^

Looking very good Wouts. I sometimes use masking tape to remove bits and pieces. I find if you tap the sticky side of the tape on the bit you want to remove, it sticks to the tape nicely.

The wings look fantastic.

I'll try this one : it looks 'wingie' good! 😂😂😂

Thanks for your appreciation chaps, and Guy:

So, after the paintwork I tried to spray the mottle camouflage. I used two colors: RLM74 Dunkel Grau and RLM70 Schwarz Grün. I thinned the paint heavily and tried to spray it on gently using my 0.2 nozzle and low air pressure. It's still a bit hit and miss and I guess practice makes perfect. Not 100% perfect how it looks, but I'm not totally unhappy either.

I forgot to take a photo before the varnish application, so only one of the bare bird with gloss varnish applied.

So, after the mottling I sprayed on VMS gloss varnish. Application goes against everything I knew of spraying varnishes, but it sure works out well. So between 1.5 and 2 bar (approx 20 - 30 psi) - which is a lot for me - I sprayed it onto the model. The VMS varnishes need to be sprayed on very very wet (without pooling around details of course) and it needs to remain wet for a couple of minutes. It's self leveling properties are amazing and it really gives you a very strong gloss coat.

And so, we arrived to the fun part of airplanes:

Right, decals . And we have plenty. 70+ to be applied, and I spent a large portion of the day applying them.

To make the decals conform details and all I used Mr. Mark Softer (the original strong one, not the 'NEO' one) because I found in the past that the Microscale SOL wasn't always doing what it supposed to do.
The decals sit nice around details, the larger o decals needed a couple of applications. The Mr. Mark Softer attacked the coat of varnish in some places - probably where the coat was a bit thinner. But nothing which a bit of sanding can't set straight. And thus, she starts to look as Franz Dörrs ride:

The tail swastikas were a two part affair - which is quite annoying (I think I bought this kit from a German seller).





Voila, ready for some satin varnish and then: jolly good fun

Outstanding Wout`s

Wouts, gorgeous aircraft! I especially love the  unit insignia on the nose. 

Most excellent indeed Wouts