Time for everyone to get some color. A few of the early testers have a little more of the golden color base coat, while the rest are more of a green. The golden yellow came from a bad airbrush cleaning, so I'm glad it is mostly confined to the Mk III squad.
This is probably the final base color for everyone-- Vallejo Yellow with a Vallejo Medium Yellow highlight. Man, that yellow is stinky when you throw it through the airbrush.
Which reminds me of a story: long ago I was discussing brush licking with a Golden Demon winner. He was a brush licker to control paint consistency. A quick brush on the hand to dry the brush a bit, a quick lick to thin the paint a little bit. I explained that I never eat the art supplies (but I do have the bad habit of licking clean brushes to put a point on them). He shrugged, and explained that he'd done it for so long he's had trouble breaking the habit. But there's one paint he won't lick: Vallejo. He said something like "I'm sure they conform to the standard, but I'm not putting that in my mouth."
After spraying twenty-five models, I understand why: it smells bad! It doesn't smell like paint. It smells like a locker room. Or butt. It is stinky. I'm glad I sprayed these guys in the garage.
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