The area
is transitioning into another couple of weeks of warm temps. Even waiting until
8pm to start airbrushing, it didn’t take long for the garage to get
uncomfortably hot. But I persevered, dripping all the while before running back
to my computer-room fan.
There
were a few colors put on tonight that will help models advance down the
production line. The Academy Stryker got its coat of Field Green, along with
its tire hubs. Next comes painting and attaching the tires themselves.
Two
aircraft got their wheel wells painted ZC. These were the DC-3 and the F-101B.
Next will be getting some actual paint on the aircraft themselves (NMF for
parts of the DC-3 and I believe ADC Grey for the F-101, but don’t quote me on
that. I just picked up an aftermarket sheet for it and haven't read the paint notes yet.
The
Hurricane got the Middle Stone camo sprayed on. Once it cures, I’ll decide if
it needs some buffing and a surface coat, though it looked ok when I finished.
Other than the Aluminum for the wheels and Burnt Metal for the exhausts, I
believe this is the last bit of paint for the Hurricane.
The
HobbyBoss Eurofighter, having had its Black tail, spine, canards and wheel
wells masked off, was painted with an overall coat of Barley Grey. Next will
come a contrasting Grey for the nosecone.
Finally,
the DHC-1 was given a lower fuselage coat of Brit Airways Blue. I do hope the
masking held for this. It looked a little loose, so there may be some repair
and respray in my future. After that is resolved, I’ll be masking the wingtips
and upper tail for the Red sections of the British Airways flying club markings.
So, a
generally productive painting session (and a crowded one, as you can see by the photo below), even if it felt like I was doing it in a
sauna. I’m already pining for the cooler autumn air. Fall is really when the
Northwest shows off its most spectacular foliage, weather, and general mood.
And of course autumn is when the modelling season once again kicks into high
gear.
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