Thanks, blackcollar!
I've had a chance to do a bit more work on this sweet little jet: I applied a quick oil wash of black burnt sienna to all of the panel lines.
![](http://www.chukw.com/Hobby/Ta_183/Top_04.jpg)
I wipe the excess wash away with a q-tip dampened with Humbrol thinners, drawing the color along the slipstream.
![](http://www.chukw.com/Hobby/Ta_183/Rudder_04.jpg)
Now on to the filters. There's no better way to break up the uniform nature of the model's colors, imparting a greater sense of scale and dirtyness. Dabs of oil piant, straight from the tube, are spotted here and ther long the fuse and rudder- don't forget the gear doors!
![](http://www.chukw.com/Hobby/Ta_183/Filter_02.jpg)
Take wide brush, again merely moistened with thinner and work the dabs of paint out over the surface of the model. The ideea is not to make a wash, but a thin film of paint to modify the base coat. Clena your brush often, so as to keep the effect from becoming a monochrome.
![](http://www.chukw.com/Hobby/Ta_183/Filter_08.jpg)
On the fuselage and its components, draw the film of paint down in vertical strokes.
![](http://www.chukw.com/Hobby/Ta_183/Filter_04.jpg)
The tailcone was painted black, the given a thinned coat of bright silver. Bands of transparent brown, blue and yellow were sprayed in rings to simulate the effects of jet blast.