Thank you and your welcome! Continuing on with the build...
Here is the joint on the horizontal stabilizer. Pressing the stabilizer into place produced a glue blob.
I let the glue blob dry completely and then scraped it away using a scriber. White Milliput was used to make the joint uniform.
The area was then masked and painted in several steps. Neutral grey, black along the joint, RLM82 Light Green on the stabilizer side and finally RLM83 Dark Green on the fuselage side. Note the little bit of grey plastic showing through on the rear edge of the stabilizer which needs a bit of repair.
After that repair, the aircraft was sealed with a gloss coat and preparations for the first weathering stage began. I make my washes with pastel chalk and water. I simply scrape chalk dust into a small cup. For this stage, I'll be using a mixture of black and dark brown.
A small amount of water is added along with a drop of dishwashing soap to help the two ingredients mix. This small amount will be enough for the entire aircraft.
The wash is applied over the panel lines and rivets and allowed to dry. I'll usually do both wings first. By the time I finish the second wing, the first wing will be dry and I can start removing the wash.
Using a small piece of folded paper towel, moistened with water, the wash is wiped off. New pieces of paper towel are used as they get loaded up with the dark wash.
Here is the wing prior to the wash. The effect is a little more prominent in real life as it's difficult to capture photographically due to the high contrast between the red and the white.
I work my across the bottom in subsections. I like to wipe in the direction of the airflow but occasionally I'll need to wipe in another direction. I'll always go back to that area and make a final wipe in the direction of the airflow... any inadvertent streaks will look better that way.
The top is done in the same way.
I'm going to let this sit and dry. I'll come back and go over it again with a paper towel just to make sure I didn't miss any areas. I'll then seal the effect with another clear coat in preparation for the next weathering step.