Hi,
In a moment of madness I decided to paint my Tamiya 1/32 scale F14 in Desert Pink. A "what if the MRCA had been a failure" scheme, assuming that the RAF would have replaced the MRCA with the F14.
I described the work here:
I've almost completed the painting, 3 x 14 ml of Humbrol 250 later I find I need another can!!
The paint, when sprayed, covers badly and the original grey shows through.
Irritatingly, Humbrol have discontinued this paint.
Given the way the original desert pink faded and was patched up with Leyland decorating emulsion "Blush" there is no way the aircraft should be a uniform colour.
Also, looking at examples of USN F14s they mark and stain badly round vents, ducts, etc.
But I'd like to get it a bit more uniform.... Does anyone have a spare can in their stash they'd like to move on, or can anyone suggest an alternative. Xtracolour X32 would seem the logical paint, or their acrylic X1032.