BobPauly

Aves is your friend. The stuff is phenomenal. It can be thinned with water, smoothed out with a wet fingertip, sanded or machined when dry, it's tough as nails, and doesn't shrink. Excellent filler and sculpting medium. Once you use it, you'll never go back to traditional putties...

Welcome!

Also, I'm willing to bet that the F-22 in the pic is a demonstrator mock-up, not an operational bird. Several of the vents are obviously nothing more than a painted pattern. The color scheme on this particular Raptor might need to be taken with a grain of salt...

White should be fine for lightening, but avoid using black or gray for darkening, unless you want to turn your Mae West into sort of a hard-boiled egg-yolk greenish-gray. Use one of the warmer browns, instead, like a sienna.

Dennis, et al, I applaud your decision to open the boards. Thanks for the forward thinking.

The beauty is, as a government agency, they CAN'T charge a licensing fee! Chalk up one for the taxpayer! Yay! Jeffrey does indeed print metallic colors - if you want to contact him, his email address is info@jt-graphics.com.

I'm working with someone to produce markings for this bird in 1/35th scale. Wondering if there are others who would be interested in these decals - Having a market of more than one would allow the producer to drop the price a bit...

Moebius has a license and will be producing some kits from the new BSG, beginning with the Viper Mk II in 1/32. See their website for details...