In 1943, to counter the growing threat from Royal Air Force night bombing, the Luftwaffe launched a campaign using single-seat fighters. Vectored toward oncoming bombers by controllers, the pilots attacked using illumination from ground-based searchlights and fires. Dubbed "Wilde Sau" (wild boar), the program led to the creation of Jagdgeschwader 300 equipped with Bf 109s and Fw 190s borrowed from day-fighter units. Brian Geiger used Hasegawas 1/32 scale Bf 109G-6 to build a JG 300 aircraft flown by ace Arnold Döring. A layer of Tamiya fine white surface primer provided a foundation for the Testors Model Master, Floquil, and Humbrol enamels Brian used on his Messerschmitt. He used a double-action airbrush powered by a Central Pneumatic compressor. "Its nothing special, but I really appreciate the fact it has a small tank so the motor doesn't run constantly," Brian says. "My stress level goes down a lot without all of the racket." The pre-shaded most panel lines and a few stained areas with thin black paint. "There's no need to be exact while pre-shading,"he says. "Much of the effect will disappear, but enough remains to break up the large areas." On the black areas, he post-shaded panels dark gray.
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