New Flight Plan painting project

Here is the Junkers Ju 87, also known as the Stuka!

It still needs a coat of matte varnish, and I may or may not add a black or brown wash to it, i’m not sure because I already like how it looks even if it’s simple. Tiny models don’t need much to look fine for the table.

As for the scheme, I went for this one which apparently was used on France 1940.
I liked it because the bright yellow which I think makes it pop and catches the eye.

junkers-ju-87-b-2-stuka

I used this image as a guide

To paint this one I used the following colours:

You can search for them using the numbers of the bottles, if the name is obscured.

These are an example of what could be used to get a similar look. Any brand of miniature paint or similar colours can work!

I would recommend getting acrylic paints designed for miniature painting though, as some other options like crafts paints can be worked with but they are not optimal.

You don’t need me to explain much about them, except that I mixed the white and gray in equal parts to paint the underbelly and the crystal of the canopy. Even if the bottom of the plane seems just white, pure white rarely looks good when painted on a miniature. Pure white doesn’t happen much in reality.
I think thats what I’m going to do for every canopy and any surface that appears to be just white. Anyways you don’t really get to see the underside of the plane so I am not very worried about it.

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