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Sounds like a good idea, thanks. I've seen something using enamels where you paint thinner on to the plane then dab on the mottle colour so it bleeds on the thinner and spreads to fade the edges. Thin layers of the base colour can be added over the top to lessen the effect and blend it more. I thought I might give that a go with acrylic too, see how it goes. I thought it could work with Revell aqua as they need to be thinned a lot anyway. I'll experiment on the inside of a wing so it's not seen when glued together. Need to finish my F4 Corsair first! Cheers

Hi there, I will be very interested to know how you got on with this. I'm new to scale modelling, brush paint exclusively and I've settled on Revell Aqua paints. My first model was using Humbrol and I didn't get on with them but to be fair they were the little tester pots that came with an Airfix starter kit and they'd separated, not sure if that's normal? I went with Revell after reading good reviews and finding a job lot local on eBay! My previous kit was painted with Tamiya acrylics which I did not like, dries way to quick leaving surfaces sticky and brushes clogged. You can't overpaint after a matter seconds so it dries streaky or with raised edges. I'm currently trying Mr Color on a build, they're very similar to Tamiya but easier to use I find and cover better. I will say though their ability to self-settle is incredible, they shrink into panel lines and details and reduce brush strokes really well. I've just bought an Eduard 1/48 BF109-E1 weekend edition and am trying to find Revell equivalents of the RLM colours. This list seems very good (and fortunately I have 4 of these in my job lot purchase!). I have standard grey which I was going to use as RLM 02, German interiors all seem to be grey and looking at builds on YouTube, various shades of grey all turn out OK so happy to go with that. Next big thing tho- how to do Luftwaffe mottling with a brush and acrylics..... Hope the build goes well.

Looks great! I've not built a model since I was a kid 20+ years ago and have bought the Airfix F-51 to get me back into it. Your shading and exhaust/gun smoke it incredible. How do you do it? Thanks for the inspiration.