Cheetah11 Posted April 5, 2020 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, 109 and Martinnfb 3
dodgem37 Posted April 5, 2020 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 Martinnfb and Thunnus 2
Thunnus Posted April 5, 2020 Author 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. Hartmann52, LSP_Kevin, Wouter and 13 others 16
Troy Molitor Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 Another spectacular looking aircraft. I really like the all RLM 76 finish. Regards, Troy Martinnfb 1
Martinnfb Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 Catching up with this build, impressive as always John. Cheers Martin
monthebiff Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 Looks real nice John, that paint lift is a pain but love the whole look. Regards. Andy Martinnfb 1
Gazzas Posted April 5, 2020 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
Thunnus Posted April 6, 2020 Author Posted April 6, 2020 Gloss coat applied (Alclad Aqua Gloss)... Port side decals about 75% done... daHeld, Lothar, TAG and 18 others 21
Fencer-1 Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 Beautiful slim shapes! I can say G-6/AS is almost graceful)) 109, Thunnus and Martinnfb 3
dodgem37 Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 So far, so really good. Sincerely, Mark 109 and Martinnfb 2
LSP_Kevin Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 That's looking superb, John! Kev Martinnfb and Thunnus 2
Thunnus Posted April 7, 2020 Author 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. 109, zaxos345, Troy Molitor and 8 others 11
Kagemusha Posted April 7, 2020 Posted April 7, 2020 All that hard work has paid off, looks great. Thunnus and Martinnfb 2
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