**** DONE: 1/48 Curtiss A-8 Shrike – From WW1 to WW2 GB

[T Bolt]

Thanks guys.
Quick update. Windscreen glued on and faired in, and windows and the cockpits masked off and ready for paint.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That looks so cool!

 

[T Bolt]

Thanks David.
Should start paint tomorrow. White or light gray undercoat on the wings and tail, followed by yellow. Then the masking for the OD begins.

 

[woody]

Coming along nicely Glenn.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff Glenn...!

 

[meatloaf109]

How do you get that masking so perfect covering the cockpit tubs?

 

[T Bolt]

Easy Paul, I put the tape on overlapping the edge, than take a sharp #11 blade an run it along the edge.

 

[T Bolt]

Sprayed on the white undercoat followed by a three of coats of yellow. Yellow is my least favorite color to use, either with a brush or an airbrush, but the final coat looks ok after a rather blotchy first and second coat. Just glad I went with the white first.

 

[ccheese]

Really neat, Glen. Will have to try the white first, next time I paint with yellow. The yellow wings of the Racer took umteen coats, to get a decent finish.

Charles

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Very neat and a good trick or two there. Neat masking and that white undercoat to the yellow….

 

[T Bolt]

Thanks guys. That white undercoat works good with red too. That's how I figured it out years ago. I was making the old Testor Gee Bee and had filed off the raised details so I sprayed on white to spot anything that still needed sanding. The plastic was a medium gray color and I hadn't sprayed white on the cowling so it turned out darker and a little blotchy. No mater how many coat of red I put on it it was still darker so I finally sprayed white, then red, and it matched.

 

[ccheese]

Well done, Glenn. And my plastic scale don't look anything like yours !! (I've only done one, the Rufe....)

Charles

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Glenn!

 

[meatloaf109]

Looks great!

 

[Crimea_River]

Don't know many people who love painting yellow. You did good man.

 

[N4521U]

Don't Love it, but a white undercoat is what red and yellow need. Looking at the photos, you done brilliant onner!

 

[Wayne Little]

well done Glenn!

 

[rochie]

good job Glenn

 

[fubar57]

With all on the yellow Glenn. Just curious as to why a lot of modelers here and in every other site and media use grey as a primer coat instead of white. I know some use it to check for seams(I use cheap silver craft paint and a 0 or smaller brush) but I would think that white would pop out any color as it does with red, yellow or orange.

Geo