Paint mule - an excuse to play with the airbrush

[FPDPenguin]

I'm pretty new here, so I've had to learn some new lingo.

 

The one I like the most is the paint mule. 

 

So today, after playing il 2 sturmovik on xbox for too many hours I decided I needed to go any play in the shed. 

 

I picked an old f117 off the shelf cleaned the dust off and got it ready for a bit of practice. 

It's one of my first models since getting back into it. And it's terrible. 

 

I was testing out oil stains and stuff when I built this. 

 

I also hadn't discovered decal fix solutions. 

 

I decided that I'd start from the beginning and give it some 'have blue' treatment. 

 

 

Remeber this is just me, arsing about in the shed on a Sunday. Trying to get some feel for my airbrush before I go ahead and start the outside of my beaufighter. 

 

So then it's add a bit of grey. 

 

Whoops, too much, some white maybe? 

 

Another cote of grey? Why not? 

 

The photo doesn't show it, but the grey has a little blue tinge to it from the 'have blue' undercoat. 

 

I now understand why people have 'paint mules' 

 

This f117 will have no problem with paint coming off and being detected by radar. In a week or so, I'd surprised if can take off, what for the weight of paint.

 

Had real good fun today, and got some more feel for my airbrush.