Schmick, eh?
Thanks Michael !
Well maybe it's even more schmick now (or should that be schmicker?), as I've succesfully re-sprayed the new mix of clear matt, and the finish is much more to my liking.
The canopy frames have been done, and the door, as well as a clear coat to the tyres, although they need a bit of 'smoothing out' with another coat, and a semi-gloss coat to the wheels.
PIC 1. How the model looks so far.
PIC 2. The windscreen and canopy frames painted, clear coated, and the masking removed, but awaiting the removal of masking tape residue, and a polish.
PIC 3. The cockpit door, painted and with the decal added, and awaiting some detail painting and the addition of the crowbar. The 'Make sure door is closed ...' label is not strictly accurate for this particular aircraft, as this style came into use on the CBAF-built 'BL' serial range, four months after P8709 was built, but as I didn't have the correct, 'broken' style, applied top and bottom horizontally, this will have to do !
PIC 4. Having checked numerous wartime pics, I established that the tyre 'slip' indicators were indeed applied, though whether in white, or yellow, it was hard to tell. I opted for yellow. The tyres will have a further matt coat applied, and the wheels a subtle semi-matt /semi-gloss coat applied, and will be fitted once the main gear and tail wheel are in place, in order to align the 'flat' spots filed onto the tyres.
PIC 5. Prop and spinner painted, weathered, the data stencils added, and clear coated.
Next step is to paint and fit the gunsight, followed by the windscreen, then add the latch to the canopy and fit that, along with the door, before continuing with the remaining construction and detailing stages.
Thank again for the positive comments, and I'll post more soon.