Hi all
All the initial construction and PSR has been completed and its onto the painting.
It wasn't long after I joined BTS that the late great Brian de Basher sussed that I like doing the great reveal at the end of my build threads, unfortunately it will be virtually impossible on this one as I am painting the top wing separately to the rest of the plane and joining it all up later. It makes it easier all round to paint the model so apologies in advance.
Here's the story so far........
by
Robomog, on Flickr
The top wing is completed and the bottom wing and fuselage has had a couple of coats of orange.
The orange paint has had a bit of a last laugh, if it had been a fresh bottle I recon I would have been all right but it was slightly dried up and very thick.
I couldn't get a replacement as there appears to be a shortage of Humbrol products in the UK at the moment so I had to make the best of a bad lot.
It had not gone so far as to be impossible to use but regardless of of whatever thinning medium I used (water, tamiya thinners, iso) i could not obtain an even finish and while smooth the paint exhibits a subtle kind of streaky iridescence that I cant get rid of.
On the plus side it looks ok at a distance, it's only when you get up close and under strong light it shows so I guess I can live with that
More when it happens.........
Mog
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