**** DONE: GB-43 1:48 P-51D - Aces' Aircraft of all Eras

[fubar57]

This might be the reason...P-51D Propellers

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Geo. I suspected it may have been for that reason, now it's confirmed.

 

[N4521U]

Well I'll be, never figured the cuff was a different shape.

 

[fubar57]

ID stripes sprayed on. I still have to do the lower wing ones after the Canuck game. OD anti-glare panel and the time to decal

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking very good Geo.

 

[fubar57]

Boom!!!!

 

[fubar57]

OD panel done. Exhausts and their corresponding panels to do next and then I can prep for decals.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Beauty.

 

[rochie]

Very, very nice Geo

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Still doing some minor painting

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far George!

 

[Airframes]

Agree with all - very neat work.

 

[fubar57]

Bottom stripes to do and then something I've never done before, painting the wheel wells after the model has been painted. The reason for this is I've never been completely successful masking off the wells prior to painting. I've got tape wide enough to cover the well and then I'll cut out the shape and spray

 

[Airframes]

Tissue, dampened, and pushed into the area. Cover with tape if needed. Once sprayed, the tissue will harden, and can be removed later. There may be some retouching required, but easier than having to repaint the whole area.
Alternatively, trace the outline of the gear doors ( or any other hatch, opening etc) onto paper or thin card, cur out, and fit to the wells, securing with PVA.
Spray, and remove these masks when required, and minimum re-touching if needed.

 

[Wayne Little]

Doing great George.

 

[N4521U]

The tissue is what I use

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. I must have used a cheap brand of tissue. I tried the method twice and while it worked great I had scores of little bits of tissue that I failed to completely get rid of. In the end here I'm brush painting as I noticed a small lip going all the way around the wheel wells and I felt I could make a clean job of masking. I used a No.2 round to paint the lip and a larger round to do the rest in YZC. Going neater than expected. Second coat, detail painting and weathering to follow shortly

 

[Crimea_River]

Packaging foam (the sponge kind) works well too.

 

[fubar57]

Cool. I've seen other modellers use that but I've never seen it around these parts