billkunert
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I recently completed my Tamiya Mosquito and hopefully the pictures will show up. It's painted in RAAF bare metal silver. This was due to the extreme heat and humidity in the South Pacific. The Mosquito was put together with epoxy glue and tons of brass screws. The traditional camouflage absorbed too much heat into the skin and loosened the epoxy. Painting them silver lowered the skin temperature enough to solve the problem. I used Krylon Silver Metallic spray paint. Testing showed it to be a color match to Tamiya AS-12 bare metal silver which is their recommended paint. It is a great kit. Typical with Tamiya-everything fits perfectly. If you are not familiar with the mosquito YouTube has a couple of excellent documentaries on it.
