I think I'm starting to get my modeling mojo back. I pretty much just grabbed this kit from the stash and started building. It went together well, and now I have an Italian subject on my shelf.

Although this aircraft was painted with Luftwaffe colors, it was a bit simpler than the typical Luftwaffe subject, as it is pure camouflage - no yellow. The bottom was my RLM 76 mix, which is equal parts XF-23 Light Blue and XF-2 Flat White. The RLM 75 on the top was XF-54 Dark Sea Grey. I used Tamiya's formula for the RLM 74, which, if I recall correctly, was XF-24:3 and XF-27:2. I decided to be a little brave with build, so I did the camouflage freehand - no masking at all. I thought it turned out well, as well as being much faster. I did both top colors in one session.

I also decided to break down and create my own SVG file for the canopy mask, and then use my Silhouette Portrait vinyl cutter to actually make the mask. It turned out well. The final SVG file I used can be found here.

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