Ok so I used the Testors Metalizer sealer to seal all of that down and will used Vallejo washes to work this. I broke out the ol' Paasche VL to do the metalizer work so I didn't have to deal with acrylic/lacquer pint issues in one brush. Any place that I am not using the aluminum under coat I'll most likely be using floor polish as the sealer and Tamiya washes.
I next assembled the wings, very straightforward and with out issue save for the design of the spoilers. GWH gives you PE spoilers so you can either deploy them or not. I did not want them deployed, so I had to cut them down to size. A nice way to ruin a hobby knife blade.
Again pretty straightforward using a little super glue gel (I love this stuff) and done. I then painted the wings Testors Model Master Metalizer aluminum and after that I used Vallejo OD green.
After that I started to work the 20mm cannons and this is one of those fine art of modeling issue. The aft gun mounts are molded separately and I used sprue cutters to cut them out. It broke both of them and I am trying to re glue and save them.
Hopefully there will be no issue but I'm not sure about the detail they give for the guns and the bay. I have to do more research on that.
Agreed. I love to use them to remove clear parts. Add tape to prevent scratching and get a nice clean cut that rarely needs much more than a very light sanding to finish up