Cheetah11 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Thunnus said: Same deal with the wing bottom, except I ran into a little paint pull-up. This was fixed using pieces of Post-Its as a corrective mask. I had the same problem and now only use lacquer paints to spray onto the mask. This solved the problem for me. Thunnus, Martinnfb and 109 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) John, I've recently finished painting a back-logged '109s, and had a similar problem with the fuselage cross outline stretching while being located. To solve this problem I cut and located the interior cross first, then located and aligned the outline around that. It worked for me. Good luck. Sincerely, Mark Edited April 5, 2020 by dodgem37 Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks guys! Correcting the port fuselage cross was job #1 today. Placing the mask on Post-its like I did previously aids in placement but it can also restrict the mask from conforming to a curved surface. This time, the mask was placed first and the Post-its were put on afterwards to protect from overspray. As before the white borders were sprayed first and then the white portions were masked off. The fuselage and upper wing crosses are called out as Grey (RLM 74), not black. Ah... much better! With the crosses and swastika done, I think I can cover the model in gloss in preparation for decals and further weathering. LSP_Kevin, Troy Molitor, D.B. Andrus and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Another spectacular looking aircraft. I really like the all RLM 76 finish. Regards, Troy Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Catching up with this build, impressive as always John. Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Looks real nice John, that paint lift is a pain but love the whole look. Regards. Andy Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 That's sweet. Sincerely, Mark Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Nicely done! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 That looks fantastic, John! I never thought about the wood fillet before. Thanks for the tip. Love the overall finish! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Gloss coat applied (Alclad Aqua Gloss)... Port side decals about 75% done... Lothar, CZPetrP, Fencer-1 and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fencer-1 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Beautiful slim shapes! I can say G-6/AS is almost graceful)) Thunnus, 109 and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 So far, so really good. Sincerely, Mark Martinnfb and 109 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 That's looking superb, John! Kev Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thanks guys! Inching along with the markings. The port side decals have been completed. I had to use some heavy-handed techniques to get the Mickey Mouse decal to settle into the panel lines. Multiple applications of different decal solvents (MicroSol and Solvaset), physically cutting the decals along the panel lines and even running the rivet wheel across the decal. Troy Molitor, LSP_Kevin, 109 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 All that hard work has paid off, looks great. Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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