pre-shading

Black would be my choice.

Regards, Rick

I use black myself. Applied with a Microbrush. Works for me.

when I preshade it, the paint covers it all up and it is no use. what is my problem?

You need to AB over the pre-shade until just before the shade coat is covered up. It take a bit of restraint to know when you stop ABing. You can judge the pre-shade by spraying light coats, letting the coats dry and view your results.

I've not tried this technique myself, but I've seen it done on a video on the net somewhere. Pre-shade with black/dark grey, then when that's dry, AB the panels, leaving as much of the edges of panels free of paint as you can. Then mist over the whole area to tone down the difference between the pre-shade and the centres of the panels. When you're satisfied with the finish, stop there! Takes a bit of practice I imagine, but worth a try if your'e having problems.

Of course, if you're doing a multi-tone upper, you'll need to mask off ALL sections, and won't be able to do the "first coat all over" thing, as you'll obliterate the pre-shading for the other colors. Upside is that you save paint!

Phil I use pre-shading quite often and I have found that it is most effective (for me anyway) when used on lighter colors. You can use it with a dark color as the top coat but it's a lot trickier to get a good result. In general RLM 66 makes a great pre-shade as it's not as stark as black.

jinithith2 as roosterfish said above subtlety and light coats of paint are the keys to a nice pre-shade effect. It's very easy to overdo it and loose the pre-shade completely or underdo it and end up with a kit that looks like someone has drawn big fat black lines all over it.

Cheers
Darren