Well, the maths test might have gone horribly wrong; so I have done a little retail therapy and come away with an Me 262B-1a/U1 Nightfighter - will probably add the verlinden upgrade kit to correct the intakes as well as the added benefits of engines, gun bays, etc... Why do I keep being drawn towards super-detail projects??? But now that the maths is done with, its back into the D-9 and the Ta 152H-0...
D-9 - I think I have finally found some suitable decals for the last little bit of stencilling (unique to this a/c) - once thats on, Matte coat and do final construction. I'm still not happy with the AeroMaster decals, but as someone said (I think it was Wayne and to paraphrase it), sometimes you just need to bite the bullet. Looking forward to getting it finished tho
H-0 - which I am considering its own thread for, because I have been drawn into detailing it also, in the form of a HEAVILY modifed Parts'R'Parts D-11 engine plus, MK108 and a slowly growing mass of plumbing! The cockpit has gone the same way, with the subtler addition of cables and piping. I've also been thinking hard about the Orange Scheme; I'm not shying away from it, but I am not 100% sure which way to jump yet. To outline:
option 1 - Perfection : Painted as if it just rolled out of god's own manufacturing hall, without scrape or blemish... I dont really do this sort of thing; its just not 'me'...
option 2 - Idealistic : A 'nice' paint job, with some pre-/post-shading, a bit more textural, but prior to the flight to Rechlin... Maybe even subtle differences in the Orange that was applied over the different camo colours and the exhaust staining... This is where I am leaning ATM...
option 3 - Realistic : Heavy evidence of the underlying camo colours, thin and uneven coverage, finish marred by oil and exhaust contamination. For me this is most likely! At the time this flight happened, no one really had time to perfectly prepare sufaces, nor apply a flawless paint scheme -IN THE FIELD- no less... BUT this just wont look as 'pretty'...
Decisions, Decisions!
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