**** DONE: GB-63 1/48 P-38 Lightning “Glop Glop”– Stormy Weather
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Viking1066
Chief Master Sergeant
Good progress!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice job. The spinners turned out really well, despite a tricky mask job.
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T Bolt
Colonel
Now I have to put a thin black stripe between the red and the white. Been thinking I will try cutting some thin strips of black decal and use a lot of solv-set
Crimea_River
Marshal
Sounds like a pain. In theory, the decal should be cut as a semicircle to fit properly but don't ask me to do the math! Tamiya bendy tape masks might work as well.
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T Bolt
Colonel
I have some of that Tamiya flex tape somewhere and l will try ir if I can find it. The problem I have with ir is that ir doesn't stick well and keeps popping up.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Yeah, I have that issue too. I find that it needs to be stretched while applying it which seems to help.
Donivanp
Major
You need to get the first bit on and then pull the tape "stretching and back around to about a1/4 way overlapping. shouldn't be and issue than.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Good tip there gents as I have also had the same problem. 
Good work so far Glenn!
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T Bolt
Colonel
Thanks guys, I'll give that a try
Great work Glenn, fingers crossed for your tricky masking problem....
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T Bolt
Colonel
I've been working on masking of the red tail markings and the OD anti-glare so I can get some silver paint in. The anti-glare on the inner sides of the engine cowls is some of the hardest masking I can remember doing. It's just very awkward getting to it, and took a couple of hours over 2 days to get it done, but now it's ready to spray the first shade of silver.
Donivanp
Major
Looking good Glenn, what are you using for you metal finish? Are you planning a primer for it?
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T Bolt
Colonel
Floquil old silver first, then mask off various panels and spray on Floquil bright silver. I've been using this system for almost 20 years and am very pleased with the results I get. The paint is tough and I've never used primer. Unfortunately, Testors stopped making Floquil a while back, but I stocked up on it back then and still have a few bottles of it stashed away. Wish I had done the same with the original formula Future.
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Donivanp
Major
Yeah I'm running out of my testors metalizer's as well. Thank you Rustolum.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Hi Ho Silver!
Donivanp
Major
Easy Tanto
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T Bolt
Colonel
Just finished spraying on the old silver. I'm going to be sad when this paint runs out.
