Well, it won't be quick however, it will be successfull-eventually. My camera ate my early construction pics, so we get to go straight to the painting stage. I decided to try something new. Normally I use Tamiya's OD straight out of the rattle can. It gives a nice, smooth finish, so that if the decals behave, a base gloss coat isn't needed (if I'm building for my shelf, I usually stop once the decals are on, because that usually means I'm done.). But, I wanted a more used appearance, so I opened up a bottle of Model Master Faded OD. Probably more of an armor color, but it does the job.
In primer.
The tape means the Medium Gray undersides have already been shot.
In OD.
Let the decalling begin.
She sat like this for a little while, then I realized that I should have put the bottom set of stripes on first, since they are keyed to the landing gear bays. So, out comes the brush and some Solvaset, and away the top stripes go. Fortunately, I had a spare set of decals from the last time I built this kit.
Got the bottoms on relatively straight, now for the tops.
And this is where she's at at the moment Capt. Bondo. By the way, I hate Academy decals. I now know why I don't have an invasion striped a/c in the museum, they're a major pain in the tuckus. More to follow eventually.