Well, I decided to try and give the blue-gray/medium blue/intermediate
blue a try by mixing colors. After looking at other wildcats and
searching for what color it actually was, it seems there are some
discrepencies. So I figured, what the heck, maybe I can come up
with something close to one of those. I probably did it the hard
way, but I started with light blue and gray. It seemed a bit to
light. So I added a drop or two of black. Perhaps not the
best color, but I was experimenting. I then decided it needed a
touch of regular blue. I was trying to compare it to an
intermediate blue color sample I had on my computer screen. I got
something I thought was pretty darn close, so I decided to go with
it. Here was the result.
I used white Plasti-Tak from Hobby Lobby for a mask. If you roll
it up and place it along the line, it provides a pretty nice faded
line. (Disregard the little bit of blue I smudged on the
bottom. :( I'll have to clean that up.)
However, I do have some bad news. Although I have decent
lighting, it's sometimes hard to see if I covered all the areas
well. Most of the time, it's because of my impatience.
:/ I didn't notice that on one side, I didn't get a good coverage
along the mask line. Although the picture isn't great, it's thin
by the front edge of the wing and the back edge of the wing and not
great along the rest of the line either.
Not only that, I didn't notice until I had removed the mask and thrown
the paint mix away! Double wammy. I'll never be able to
match that paint and I don't have time to do it now anyway. So,
it looks like I'm back to plan A. I'll stop at the hobby shop,
pick up some blue-gray or intermediate blue, and remask and repaint it
next weekend. I guess you live and learn.