rickoshea52
SMF Supporter
I have been trying the oil dot weathering technique on top of the post shade to try and fade the colours and give the impression of salt water streaking. I've not finished yet but would be interested to know what you guys think.
Do you have a reference photo showing salt water streaking? I would be wary of this type of weathering as my experience of aircraft operating in a salt laden environment is that I've never seen this type of weathering. But that's not to say it doesn't happen.
The Seakings that I worked on at Lossiemouth obviously operated over the sea virtually every day. One of the daily tasks was to wash down the cab with clean fresh water and perform a compressor wash on the engines if the aircraft operate within 2kms (I think) of the sea.
At Kinloss, the Nimrods (and also visiting P-3 Orions) would go through the birdbath after landing if they had been operating at low level over the sea.
That's just my experience, maybe some of the fish head members of this forum who have been embarked have different experiences and can help you out.
Do you have a reference photo showing salt water streaking? I would be wary of this type of weathering as my experience of aircraft operating in a salt laden environment is that I've never seen this type of weathering. But that's not to say it doesn't happen.
The Seakings that I worked on at Lossiemouth obviously operated over the sea virtually every day. One of the daily tasks was to wash down the cab with clean fresh water and perform a compressor wash on the engines if the aircraft operate within 2kms (I think) of the sea.
At Kinloss, the Nimrods (and also visiting P-3 Orions) would go through the birdbath after landing if they had been operating at low level over the sea.
That's just my experience, maybe some of the fish head members of this forum who have been embarked have different experiences and can help you out.