Yes, they did add info tags, I can recall the builders first name but not the planes name. I think in a few days their newsletter will upload with additional pictures and details. I’ll try to remember to check it and reply back with details.
I read an AK(?) guide on watercolor pencils for weathering and details, and they suggested white pencils for chalk markings. Is this a similar technique?
@RougePilot, I haven’t read any of the AK materials so am unsure.
This was an easy technique, sharpen the pencil so it can mark through a photo-etch stencil that’s taped in place on the model. I made the cross marking that way. Trace back over each leg of the cross four or five times through the stencil. Had to resharpen the pencil a time or two.
For the numbers placed a line of Tamiya tape top and bottom to set guidelines. Measured to make sure the open area between the strips of tape for the numbers was consistently 5mm. Used a temple to lightly sketch the the 1 in the middle and then free handed it. Likewise with the 4’s. Discovered making a “1” and making a “4” are similar.
My first two attempts at “416” was a disaster but the light trace of water color pencil washed off with water. That’s how the tank ended up “414”
Did you use regular colored pencils? The technique of watercolor pencils from AK feels like it would stick a bit better because of a slightly more oily consistency.