monthebiff Posted November 18, 2019 Posted November 18, 2019 Really nice, this is coming together brilliantly. Regards. Andy
themongoose Posted November 18, 2019 Posted November 18, 2019 Ust superb. I love the variation in the fuselage paint and what you did with the tail sections!
ChuckD Posted November 20, 2019 Author Posted November 20, 2019 Thank you, everyone. Here's an interesting bit of news. If the tracking information is to be believed, Maketar sent the stencils from the UK to the US by way of Serbia. <ohdear.jpg>
ChuckD Posted November 22, 2019 Author Posted November 22, 2019 Yahtzee! Serbia post comes through! Kagemusha, Trak-Tor, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5
ChuckD Posted November 23, 2019 Author Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) Hi, everyone! Major progress today. You may have noticed that I ordered two different sizes of stencils. This was to match the two different decal sizes provided (and called for) with the kit. Unfortunately, period photos indicate that the kit instructions are wrong in calling for a smaller insignia on the wing and a larger insignia on the waist. The good news is that stencils are reusable, so I was in business either way. Here they are after the raw application. I have a hard time judging opacity with everything else around the stencil masked off, so I tend to paint the stencil very opaque. As you can see, the insignias stand out a bit too much. So I went back over each insignia with it's underlying base color to help blend them in some. Really happy with the results. At this point, the wings are done save for weathering. I scratched up some basic brake lines, dirtied up the landing gear with a wash, and glued them in place. Tomorrow I'll dust the tires with pigments as part of the weathering process. The belly. Turret and sighting blister are still dry fit. They'll probably be some of the last things that actually get attached. Unfortunately, where they're situated is exactly where the fuselage wants to rest when it's sitting right side up, so I'll hold off on attaching them. Tomorrow is a round of light weathering and dusting w/pigments. If I can finish that tomorrow, then she's done. If not, it'll be this week! Wheeeee! Edited November 23, 2019 by Gewehr 43 chrish, LSP_Kevin, Azgaron and 11 others 14
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