This is what the final piece assembly looks like. Note that the top of the piece (red) fits flush with the retraction arm and the bottom (yellow) fits 90° into the landing gear but no provision to do this so I just glued it to the strut
Tomorrow I'll glue them to the wheel well and prep for paint
This is what the final piece assembly looks like. Note that the top of the piece (red) fits flush with the retraction arm and the bottom (yellow) fits 90° into the landing gear but no provision to do this so I just glued it to the strut
Almost ready for paint; waiting for the clear parts to dry after being dipped in Future. Cowl press fit on to protect engine from over-spray. Rudder left off as it will be sprayed white so this will save masking. In the process of removing the wheel spoke rims from the casting; almost half an hour for one. Ball game on now
Thanks guys. Spritz....spritz....and respritz. Sprayed the whole thing Tamiya XF-17 Sea Blue. A bit apprehensive about this as I have read that the formula was changed and now had a greenish tint so I got a new bottle a few weeks ago. I compared it to a used bottle I already had and while it didn't look greenish, the new bottle was definitely a tad darker. Biting the bullet I sprayed the new bottle; no greenish tinge but a very slight purple, not blurple tinge. The respritz....I went down after some good drying time to take pictures and noticed that the spine wasn't sufficiently covered. I decide to try some paint weathering for the first time so I loaded up the AB with some of the lighter XF-17 and added a paint brush full of XF-19 Sky Grey and shot the spine, leading edges and panel lines. Not perfect but I like the effect. I also shot the clear parts with my mix of Interior Green, the white rudder and the blue on the propeller and wheel rims