Looks great! But personally I don’t like the mottling for the brick red and dark green. I think it would have looked better if it was brush painted and had solid edges. Although it may not have been as accurate.
Looks really good; lovely paint finish. I hope I'm not being dense but I have absolutely no idea what the red/green mottling effect over the metal leading edge was done for. on the real thing. Can anyone enlighten me?
@@the-primered-thumb That's a good point and it first made me wonder why, if that were the case, the camo wasn't taken right up to the leading edge. But thinking it through a bit more, maybe it stopped short because the abrasive nature of desert sand wore the paint away.
That is not a door, per say, on the right hand side of the cockpit. It was an emergency escape hatch for the pilot. If he needed to bail out and his canopy was jammed. This would not have been opened and closed on a regular basis. Perhaps the ground crew might take it out to make it easier to do maintenance in the cockpit sometimes.
Awesome Geoff/Humbrol you inspire motivate and create joy in this great hobby. I’m a beginner and hooked already
I agree with Tim’s question previously. What does the brick red and green mottle represent?
Other than that, great series to watch for us beginners.
Looks great! But personally I don’t like the mottling for the brick red and dark green. I think it would have looked better if it was brush painted and had solid edges. Although it may not have been as accurate.
Looks really good; lovely paint finish. I hope I'm not being dense but I have absolutely no idea what the red/green mottling effect over the metal leading edge was done for. on the real thing. Can anyone enlighten me?
I can only assume it was to hide the leading edge, maybe stop it glinting in the sun 😉👍
@@the-primered-thumb That's a good point and it first made me wonder why, if that were the case, the camo wasn't taken right up to the leading edge. But thinking it through a bit more, maybe it stopped short because the abrasive nature of desert sand wore the paint away.
That is not a door, per say, on the right hand side of the cockpit. It was an emergency escape hatch for the pilot. If he needed to bail out and his canopy was jammed. This would not have been opened and closed on a regular basis. Perhaps the ground crew might take it out to make it easier to do maintenance in the cockpit sometimes.
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