Well I have actually got to the painting stage of the Trumpeter Grille30 30.5cm(Grw) L/15 Mörser "Bär" to give its full kit box title! As is usual, I used a Vallejo black primer to give the model a base coat of paint so that any parts missed during the top coats is left in shadow rather then seeing the bright light grey plastic. What I had not appreciated is just how long the paint work would take. With all those wheels needing painting both sides, plus the hubs and then the hull itself it has taken about four hours so far which does include thinning the paint and cleaning the airbrush but I can see this model taking as long to paint as it has to build!
Now with the primer drying I can think about the top coats. The painting guide is for the traditional three colour camouflage scheme which is catered for in my collection of Tamiya paints - I have a large stock of paints!.
Once these go on the model should take on a completely different and less dark look!
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