Great job there!!! 

It's hard to weather light aircraft as well as ones well maintained like these are the beginning of the war but you've done a perfect job of it! 

Good job .

Weathering with oils is my favorite way to do it as well. Cheap to do and very forgiving.  All I bought was 3 tubes of oil (black, brown and white) and thinner so any shade can be mixed and it will last for a good long time considering how little pigment is used.

Thanks guys.  This build really has got me motivated to paint more markings and skip the decals.  I have some clear bench space so time to stare at the stash and pic a new kit, woohoo!  

I have never done a WW2 German bomber.  I have a monogram promodeler junkers Ju 88 that may be next.  It has the option for a mottle paint scheme which would also be a first for me.  WIP thread to follow soon.

GMorrison

IIRC I had an '03.

 

Someday, Someday.  

Superbly done, excellent!

Toshi

Well done. I like the subtle weathering.

IIRC I had an '03.

Oh wow, 

That looks spectacular.  In fact, I took my out my old Garande rifle and pointed it at the computer screen.... You know, just in case.     

Tora Tora Tora!

fine looking aircraft there.

Hinomarus are a good place to start, and I think painting on markings is really smart.

once you get into it you'll never look back.

She looks great!

Finished up the VAL today.  I enjoyed this one and though it's an older kit with limited detail, it turned out well.  When starting this build I used it as a test bed for new techniques.  I wasn't going for total accuracy so the weathering may not be accurate but I had fun with it.

Thanks for the encouragement.  The oil weathering is turning out much better then I expected and allows for me to experiment and clean up and/or redo any areas I am not happy with.  Unlike sludge washes I can really add subtle amounts of weathering per panel to vary the tones.

A very nice weathering technique!

Toshi

Bottom of wings weathered,