Three-day weekend for me and I put in around 8 hours work today, mostly taking advantage of the weather break to get in some painting, masking, clear-coating, and a little weathering.
Hurrah for Testors dullcoat! Way back, I decided on a primary armor color of Hunt Club Green (rattle-can), and all along, I’ve been worried that it was too deep of a green for my reference pics. The dullcoat really “drabbed” down the HC green, even more so than the black mist. Just goes to show how much weathering and sealing will affect the final coat, and you won’t always know it til you get there.
I’ve only dullcoated two pieces so far: the center chest diamond and the butt plate. Doesn’t show up real well in the pic but what a difference! So much happier with the Hunt Club green now that it’s dulled. Still some touch ups to do with the paint.
Applied Delucks Designs decals on chest and shoulder and did an initial weathering run on the shoulders with mists of orange, ground up pencil lead shavings smeared on with my finger, and some very faint streaks of a watered down acrylic wash. Looks great in person, but as others have stated, it takes a lot for the weathering to show up in photos. I’ll try for better pics tomorrow.
Also picked up my JP straps from the seamstress (suppose I should really learn to sew). Rivets will go in those tomorrow and there may just be a JP fitting.