Greetings All
Somewhere in an old FSM article I read that a model should not be painted in the full blown color of the prototype but should be lightened with the addition of white by a percentage that is more amenable to the scale of the model. If my memory servers me correctly, it was like 20 to 30 percent added white for 1/72 scale models.
Since my pile of aircraft kits are in 1/48 scale, what percentage of white to base color would be suggested for this scale? Granted that the ambient light used to display a model is a factor, I'm just looking for a ballpark suggestion before I go ahead and use up 10 gallons of Gunze to come up with a workable shade.
Thank you and regards
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