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Sobe Deux free standing on its display stand. Knee pads is oil pump engine cover from Hobbycraft 1.48th Bf-109 fighter plane. Rollover : With model leg articulation, figure placed in squat position for lower gravity center and stability. All be it, with joint hubs being plastic, they can readily crack from excessive articulation.
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4-part stage in painting Sobe #2 Flecktarn pattern.
1st stage : First part is to paint entire model with overall base color. This can be accomplished either via airbrush or aerosol can.
Although hand painting can also accomplish this task, it generally leaves paint streaks from brushing pattern. |
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2nd stage : Second mix a slightly lighter hue to base color, usually mixing white or light grey paint. This paint hue is interspersed along model surface via hand painting of irregular shapes |
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3rd stage : use same paint hue mixture from Stage #2, fill-in inter-spatial gaps with smaller irregular shapes |
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Final stage : using paint base color from Stage #1, add small mixture of black to create darker paint hue, hand paint this color across entire model via inter-spatial patterns. This will create desired Flecktarn camouflage pattern |
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Sobe Deux Flecktarn pattern painting finished, spray painted layer of Krylon Matte Finish to seal in paint scheme (still glossy from initial spray)
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Krylon Matte Finish picked up from Walmart aerosol paint section. Krylon produce Matte, Semi-Gloss, and Gloss Finish aerosol spray cans.
Krylon Matte Finish | Krylon.com
Krylons come in larger cans and can be used for general modeling projects compared to smaller hobby aerosol cans like Testors Dullcoat & Gloss Coat.
Testors Models & Hobby | Testors.com |
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