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[fubar57]

With the guys

 

[Crimea_River]

Ditto.

 

[Viking1066]

So why didn't you use the masking tape for applying them?

Generally ... looking good though.

I did. But I didn't like how they looked the first time. I tried to be too perfect.

 

[Wurger]

I see. These strips look like being brushed.

 

[Viking1066]

I see. These strips look like being brushed.

I did.

 

[vandee]

I gave up with brush and have no airbrush. I use Tamiya tape and light coats of Tamiya laquer spray paint, dries in 5 minutes, I try to do multiple light coats . Just my take on it, YMMV. Watch out as too many coats will build up paint and you get a "ridge".

 

[Viking1066]

I gave up with brush and have no airbrush. I use Tamiya tape and light coats of Tamiya laquer spray paint, dries in 5 minutes, I try to do multiple light coats . Just my take on it, YMMV. Watch out as too many coats will build up paint and you get a "ridge".
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Thanks. I am going to fix it.

 

[Viking1066]

Next the very tiny Nakajima A2N2 kit.

 

[Viking1066]

The engine of twenty parts.

 

[Viking1066]

Difficult kit, but well worth the build time spent on it. Two difficult kits so far, The ABK and Classic PIA and two easy to excellent ones, the Mania and Fine Molds. This one still needs rigging and touch up to be there.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice Jesse, like a bit of silver dope.

 

[Viking1066]

Yes sir. I liked the red on the ends, so I went with option 2. Definitely a limited run kit 'for the experienced model builder'

Nice Jesse, like a bit of silver dope.

 

[Crimea_River]

Beauty. Have fun with the rigging!

 

[Viking1066]

Beauty. Have fun with the rigging!

I made the holes for the rigging. What's going to make it hard is how delicate it is. The wheel struts are a drop or mishandling from breaking off.

 

[Crimea_River]

My last couple of rigging jobs used knit-in elastic thread. Pretty easy to use. Look up my Gladiator or Avia B.534 builds if interested.

 

[Viking1066]

The interior cockpit took forever. There is a ton of detail and things to paint everywhere. That consumed most of the time this evening. Stopped to cook dinner for the wife and then resumed. I did start late and had a great nap!

 

[fubar57]

Nice looking innards

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

As you say a ton of internal detail and nicely picked out.

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!