**** DONE: GB-57 1/48 Curtiss Hawk-75A-3 - WW2 Foreign Service

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That's either a really heavy coat of paint or a really good one pass covering one? Can't zoom on the photos provided to tell, but what brand of white are you spraying? My whites usually require multiple passes and some unwanted buildups at the taped edges.
That's Testors square bottle enamel Ralph, 2 coats, brushed on. The edges weren't as clean as I wanted after I pealed off the masking but a light scuffing with 600 grit sandpaper seamed to even it out.
 
Started the panel line work using tempura paint. On the topside I used black mixed with a bit of white to make a dark gray, and on the bottom I added even more white to that mix along with a touch of brown. I'll give it a few hours to dry and start wiping off the excess.

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The tempura paint was wiped off leaving a bit to give it a weathered look. The dull coat was then sprayed on followed by some pastel exhaust staining and another touch of dull coat to seal it. I also installed the engine and cowl. I need to do a bit of touch up at the cowl/fuselage joint so I've left on the canopy masking on in case I need to spray some more dull coat.
Now I need to paint the gear wells and start assembling all the breakable bits.

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