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[fubar57]

I've got to do some more panel lines with smoke so I'll just mask those off and smoke em. Camo, such as it is is done with some touch-ups to do.Some of these are on panel lines showing aluminum underneath so I can just add more with a silver pencil and call it chipping. Need to work out a better way to remove the masking as I made the paint lift trying to pry the tape up. Pretty pleased over all with the painting.

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[Airframes]

Nice work Geo, it's going to turn out a cracker.

 

[Wurger]

Agreed.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Oh sweet dude!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Major paint is done, added whatever those are on the leading edge and dirtied up the outer wings a bit. Not sure what it is but the panel line shading isn't this stark in real life. Gotta figure how to tame it for final pics.

 

[fubar57]

Right, I've got the roundels sorted out, any thoughts on the fin flash? In Post #3 the white stripe looks narrow but in Post #9 the white stripe looks the same width. I've got the height of the tail at roughly 60" which would make the flash 24" tall....yes?

 

[Airframes]

Yep, the 'standard' fin flash was 24 x 24 inches, with the 'narrow' white, central stripe, red to the front on both sides.

 

[fubar57]

Many thank Terry, off to deecal................

 

[fubar57]

A couple of quick questions, I'm using small C1 roundels on the wings.....just because it's all I have. The one on the left appears to have a smaller red dot than the one on the right or is it just an illusion (preference being different sizes). And what do we make of this small rectangular blotch...

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....at first I thought it was a patch over the landing lights; roughly the same place as on the left but there are not lights there. Left over camo, RLM02.....?

 

[Wurger]

IMHO it is not a left panel of the RLM02. It is more likely the leading edge there could have been repaired at the area and repainted. As it may be noticed the panel colour was applied over the dark paint along the panel lines. This might indicate the patch appeared much later.

 

[fubar57]

On final now and that patch is bugging me. The grey scale tone is similar the the center of the roundel; red primer as used by the RAF? Some sort of local grey primer or paint...........

 

[T Bolt]

Looking real nice George

 

[Crimea_River]

No guess here Geo but the Germans used red primer as well so could very well be.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Hmmmmm...

 

[Robert Porter]

Got me buffaloed, but my best guess is a previous repair.

 

[fubar57]

Went with red primer just because. 7 more little pieces, dirty up the fuselage roundels and done

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Nice !
Good to see one of these in a different colour scheme too.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Hope to have the final shots today