Gear bay washes

pilot47

Member since
January 2010
From: Calgary, Canada

Gear bay washes

Posted by pilot47 on Monday, November 6, 2017 3:32 PM

Hey all,

I'm doing up the Canuck modelcraft CF-18A and was wondering how I should go about giving the gear bays a wash. I have seen many modern aircraft with a black or very dark wash but I am not a huge fan of the stark contrast of black on white. Curious what other methods there might be or colours that anyone recommends.

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Monday, November 6, 2017 3:47 PM

For white i would go with a light grey pin wash.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

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JohnnyK

Member since
March 2015
From: Close to Chicago

Posted by JohnnyK on Monday, November 6, 2017 6:55 PM

The following photo is the gear well of a B-58. The well is clean with a light coating of dirt/dust. I think that the ground crews keep the gear well clean so that they can easily look for leaks. If I was doing a moderen aircraft I would paint the gear well with an aluminum color paint and use a rust colored wash.

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

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seasick

Member since
June 2004
From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W

Posted by seasick on Monday, November 6, 2017 7:24 PM

Modern US made military aircraft have white gear. A light brown or light gray wash over it.

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pilot47

Member since
January 2010
From: Calgary, Canada

Posted by pilot47 on Monday, November 6, 2017 10:08 PM

Thanks for all the quick responses! I think I 'm gonna go for a brown wash. I would like the aircraft to be a bit dirty. This is my first build in a long time and am trying many new techniques so we'll see how it goes. I will try and post some images as well if anyone is interested.