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Les Mureaux 117, pt. 3--The terror is past August 15 2012 at 1:44 AM		(Login StuartMilliken) HyperScale Forums from IP address 205.164.45.51


After much hand wringing and soul searching I decided to go ahead and try the French four-color camouflage. That's the nice thing about cheap old Heller kits--it's not like I'm trashing the family jewels if I mess up. So, first I primed the whole thing with Mr Surfacer 1000, painted the struts Gunze gloss black, then masked and did some pre-shading: I then used various Gunze Mr Hobby aqueous paints, sorta picking and choosing and mixing until I got colors that said to me "French", held my breath, closed my eyes, and sprayed away. Les results: There's still some touch-ups to do, and I have no clue how authentic a job I may have done, but at least there are no drips, runs or other boo-boos, and that's half the battle for me. The engine cowl and wheel spats will be natural metal. This is counter to the instructions, but since I never get hate mail from museum curators I feel safe. Thanks for looking! Stuart

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The paint colors and pattern are dead, solid, perfect(a golf term). - Larry Schmidt on Aug 15, 2012, 6:25 AM

Thanks, Larry! The decals... - Stuart Milliken on Aug 15, 2012, 6:43 AM

Holy Hannah, Stuart! - Dan Smith on Aug 15, 2012, 9:31 AM

That's the nicest looking french camo I've seen....... - Allan Buttrick on Aug 15, 2012, 6:53 PM

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