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  • Member since
    December 2013
  • From: Orlando Florida
Posted by route62 on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:15 PM

I finished up a 1/48 F-18F and used a dark brown wash in the wheel bays:

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 11:49 AM

I use two washes sometimes- a dark gray and a reddish one to simulate hydraulic fluid.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • 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.

  • 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. 

Chasing the ultimate build.

  • 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.

  • 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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  • 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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