So its been a while and its time to update you all.
Almost at the point for decals now as the green paint is on and the aluminium for the engine cowlings is all sorted. I used Alclad on it and it worked great but you have to watch the fumes, lucky I have a booth and a good mask.
I know the green isn't perfect but looking at a lot of old photo's I dont think it would have been orginally either, added to that I hope the clear coats for the decals and some shading I want to do will help a lot
There are ports on the wings I'd guess for inspection and adjustment for the control cables which are very easy to get right as its a simple masking job to leave them the expected drop colour. The edge needs to be lined with wood paint which is a bit fine but still a good brush works wonders
The spars are all ready to go as well. as I'd removed them from the sprue and wanted to make sure I knew which was which I used some masking tape on the clips just to save problems later. its a nice trick I'll be using more in the future I'm sure
Next came the machine gun. Simple job one coat of Alclad aluminium and they a wash of Tamiya ready made wash and I really like it. Easy work for a good luck
All thats left is the tail which I have "pre-made" to make painting easy.
Finally a shout of the cowl to show how easy Alclad goes on and how good it can look done by a complete novice
Quick note on what I've learnt so far, don't put the rigging buckles in before you paint - its a nightmare to get them masked without crushing some, don't be scared of these kits they are great to build and not as hard as you may think
I promise as its the home straight speed will increase now.
Phil