spit1940
October 1, 2012 at 10:28 pm

Spitfires-matt or gloss finish

By about 1950 were spits painted in a matt,semi-Matt or gloss finish when in camoflage pattern.I am doing a mk16 revell re-issue of the icm kit.

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By: paul178 - 2nd October 2012 at 20:43

I would go for satin varnish, I don’t know if you spray or use a brush. I use Humbrol satin varnish 135 in a rattle can over acrylics with good effect.
Warning don’t spray to close to the model with this let it drift on from a distance.

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By: Dr Strangelove - 2nd October 2012 at 18:32

always found full gloss a bit ‘heavy’, so I used to tone things down with a spot of semi gloss varnish over gloss paint, once all the decals were in place.