ModelMonkey wrote:
Looks good.
Mk.37 should be "angle-back" type and Mk.38 should be original 6-sided shield.
Yup, I got those ones exactly. I will show my progress there in the next post. But the MK37 didnt have Mark 4 on the aft radar, in the paint scheme I am doing. So thats good, less work for me!
Here I show the current state of affairs. The hull red is done - I will mist it over with diluted grays once the weathering enamels dried off. That will be my "varnish" coat as well. Very pleased with the battered outcome.
Here are the steps I took if anyone wants to use to weather the lower hull:
1) Gray and beige paint for lower hull
2) chipping fluid (I used AK)
3) hull red (mix of Tamiya XF7 Flat Red and XF10 Red Brown, with a touch of XF60 Dark Yellow - figure 50-40-ˇ10 proportions)
4) chip away the paint to reveal the layers beneath
5) Repeat steps 2) and 3) and 4)
6) using fine paint brush added some rust lines along the boot topping
7) using fine paint brush painted a very diluted green muck line just below waterline (figure 10:1 dilution)
some hull streaks on the hull. I used tape to guide me for the hull plating on bow. Using thinner i made it a bit more diluted.
9) white salt streaks along the lower half of the boot topping to fade it, blending in also some of the rust
10) (not done yet) light mist coat of 10:1 gray paint, like XF19 Sky Gray to lighten it all up. It is optional step and can be an alternative to matte Varnish.