Great topic. I would like to see as many weathered planes as you guys can post and hear other peoples techniques. When I first started in Warbirds I would buy and watch the videos of Topgun, Warbirds over Delaware ect. ect. Some guys would always say that these planes did not show heavy signs of weathering. Well I have to disagree. I have several WW2 books that go into great detail of these plane and the majority of the planes looked like they went to hell and back. The Navy planes looked old before they had their first sortie. The truth is, the ground crews just did not have time to keep that, just from the factory shine on them. I will admit, it is nice to see a great weathered plane , and sometimes we might go too far but this is how we all learn. Trial and error. I will post pics of some of my planes later, since we are in the middle of a nasty storm with 60 MPH winds , and my Sat dish is going eveywhere but up into space. I hope that I am not highjacking your thread. Take Care , Capt Winters