Both Edges Completed on Lantern Building

After trying to find out just the right mix for the Artitec suggested colors - namely their Cement (CE) and Blue Green (BG), I finally got the paint sprayed using the airbrush on most of the building's faces, while using a no 1 brush for the drain pipes. Formulas are listed below (CE is on the upper side on the wall, BG on the bottom one) - note that the previous color used has now been switched.

CE (cement)
30 drops of XF-2 (Tamiya Flat White)
6 drops of XF-79 (Tamiya Linoleum Deck Brown)
2 drops of XF-1 (Tamiya Flat Black)

BG (blue green)
30 drops of XF-2 (Tamiya Flat White)
2 drops of XF-79 (Tamiya Linoleum Deck Brown)
2 drops of XF-1 (Tamiya Flat Black)

Upper Wall Edge of Lantern Building

For the upper edge of the building's walls, the Artitec instruction paper indicates using a mix of white (more), a shade of brown (Humbrol 110 - small amount) and black (small amount). This is referred to as cement in the said flyer. So a small quantity of paint was mixed, as follows:

30 drops of XF-2 (Tamiya Flat White)
2 drops of XF-79 (Tamiya Linoleum Deck Brown)
2 drops of XF-1 (Tamiya Flat Black)


The result, representing just one wall barely sprayed in 3 coats, along with the pieces of various types of masking tapes, can be seen below.

[Later Edit] This was replaced as indicated here.

Lantern Building Walls

One side of the lantern building had its wall airbrushed tonight. The texture of the model is really good, and using the airbrush really shows the details - an ordinary job using a brush will most likely make all the details fade. Care had to be taken though with the specs of dust, that tend to stick to the surface after spraying a coat. However I've done one mistake: the center of the windows should have been covered as well, because a thin mist deposited on the window sides on the inside. However with the white windows applied, this might not look too bad after all, providing a bit of a "highlight", usually needed for the small models because the light doesn't cast the same shadows compared to the real thing (so say the experts).

 The formula used, applied in 3 coats, follows:
0,9 ml XF-2 (Tamiya Flat White)
 6 drops of XF-64 (Tamiya Red Brown)
 1 ml X-20A (Tamiya Thinner)

The 3M masking tape applied on the bricks had the added benefit of removing extra mortar that was lying on the face of the bricks themselves.

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