Made some good progress today! Eaglecash was right on the money with my gritty paint problem, well that and the pressure the compressor some how got to without me noticing. I tested on a paint mule first, and when spraying at an angle with the plane on the stand I got the gritty stuff on the surface. Not quite as bad as on the Phantom, but enough to tell me that was at least part of the problem.
Got the gray laid down with no grit!
Worked on finishing up the paint work on the Mk.82's.
I painted the yellow on the tail, wing tips, and horizontal stabs, but must not of taken a pic. Then masked everything off and sprayed the black on the tail and the nose.
I'm always leary about unmasking, it's like I need a drum roll in the process or something, lol. I did land up having to touch up a spot of yellow on the tail that peeled off, but no big deal. I was just glad not to see any overspray or bleed thru.
Fiddly bits are all prepared for decals, weathering, etc.
Hanging out in the paint booth after a gloss coat.
I still have some more painting to do, speed brake wells, and metal areas on the horizontal stabs, exahust cans, and under the tail. But that will all wait until either tomorrow night or Sunday. Depends on how I feel after I get home from working on Whiskey 7 tomorrow.