After 30 or so years away from the hobby, I am aboutt o begin my first project - a 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire MK.I. Looks like a pretty simple build with enough hard parts to teach me a few lessons. But I have a few questions
1. How much paint do I use? Say I was going to airbrush my Spitfire with a coat of paint to lay down the first camo color, how much should I mix? Those bottles are small and I have no idea how much to mix. 2 drops, the whole bottle or somewhere in between? I get thinning it like 2% milk and all that.
2. This is kind of specific to the Spitfire, but I have Tamiya's Dark Green and Red Brown (XF-61 and XF-64) for the camo as listed in FSM's charts on WWII colors. They look way too dark when I tested them (though it was on a white background) and the instructions call for a mix of Tamiya Colors. I am confused. Are these colors accurate? Should I go with a different color from another manufacturer (I'd rather not mix paint quite yet, baby steps). I am having the same issue with the cockpit color but upon reading a little, it seems no one is really sure exactly what shade went into the cockpits and cockpit green looked close enough.
Other than practicing with the airbush, I guess thats all I need for now. The forums have helped me a lot. Thanks!
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