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Thanks Dollar, Shaun, and Ian. I saw Dunkirk last Sunday. Not quite what I was expecting, but a good film with some nice cinematography. Alas, no Imax theatre in Adelaide :sad: I already had the Heinkel and Messerschmitt on the go, but maybe subconsciously I pulled another Spitfire from the stash ;-)
Here is the 109. Mottled using a small piece of sponge dipped in paint and dabbed on the model

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Not quite the soft small irregular shapes shown on the instructions, but better than I expected :grin: I added the small loop aerial from twist tie wire.
And the Spitfire starts to come together

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NIgel, bud that 109 looks the berries! My guess is the mottling will tone down some after a couple of clear coats and the final flat coat. But if you think it's too stark or will be after all the clears go on, you might consider a rub down with with a paper towel or a piece of news print. On the other hand you could give it a misting of the underside blue A LIGHT MISTING mind you. So much for my half baked suggestions......
I think you nailed it.

The Spitty is coming together nicely too.

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The mottling looks good to me!
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That mottling looks good - The only time I've ever done it I used a cotton bud.

Can't say I fancy the new film - Hard to beat the old black and white Dunkirk.
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Mottling looks good to me, although I do like Greg's suggestion of a thin overcoat of the blue, it would help soften the edges of the mottles a bit, I think.

I recently came across this, which looks like a good, alternative way of doing mottles.

https://youtu.be/aSfSAqw6Kx0[/youtube]
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Many thanks for the replies and suggestions gents, but as this was brush painted I've left it as is.
I would have liked to have seen your technique Migrant, but all I see is a big blank space :sad:
Next time I'll rotate the sponge as I apply the paint, that way all the shapes won't be the same :)
Anyway got the rest of the decals on

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And the Spitfire gets a first coat of Humbrol 23 on the undersides

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A great effort with the Gustav, Nigel, mottling can be very difficult in the smaller scales but I think you've pulled that off rather well.
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Thanks Shaun. Just need to wait for some sunshine so I can give it a spray with matt varnish

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Then add the prop, aerial,and unmask the canopy :grin:
So, something needs to take it's place at the bench. I've picked this

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I'll go with the box top version. Another relatively quick build. I hope :)

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Finished the Airfix 109

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Spitfire gets a first coat of Humbrol 29

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And the Hasegawa 109 starts to come together

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Using rubber bands to try and close gaps at the wing root.
Happy days :grin:

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The Airfix 109 looks spot on!
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Very nice Nigel she looks just right!
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dollar19 wrote:Very nice Nigel she looks just right!
+1 from me, Nigel, that is a good looking Gustav 8-)
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Thanks Iggie, Dollar, and Shaun. The Spitfire is ready for a matt coat and an unmasking. I'm going to ty and paint the canopy frames by hand as they weren't very well defined. The decals broke up a little on application, but I've managed to get them into some sort of reasonable state

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Looking mighty nice!
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Great looking work on 2 of my 3 favourite planes, thanks for sharing.
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