Another
short paint session in order to move some of the projects along. The AG-4 got a
sealer coat, so it is ready for its completion writeup once the window masks
are removed.
The
Ki-98 has been through more masking tape than any recent model I can recall.
But this session consisted of the final color to be put on the main airframe:
Alclad Aluminum on the lower surfaces. I have been having some more problems
with bad Alclad batches lately. Mostly it is my own fault. Once I can tell the
bottle is from one of the bad batches, I should just throw it away. But I
always think I can find a solution to the problem down the line and just move
the bad bottle out of the way. Then, of course, I forget it ever was
a bad bottle, and the cycle starts again. This time I just chucked it once it
didn’t work. There are other bottles like this lurking in my paint stash. I
finally found one that covered properly and finished the painting. Next comes
landing gear, doors, prop, and decals.
The
Trent Meteor was masked up for its camo and a coat of Ocean Grey applied.
Things were a bit rough all round, but I decided to just buff it up with a
paper towel and call it good. The fuselage painting is now complete, so next
comes addition of landing gear and assembling the props. As longtime readers
now, I sooooo love superglue, and the prop hubs for this kit have been produced
in resin, though the blades themselves are in plastic. Stand by for large doses
of obscene language. The Ocean Grey and Dark Green don't provide much of a color contrast.
I also
gave the Blue Angels F11F a coat of gray for its cockpit.
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