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Here’s the second part of this build and I’ve got to say the kit doesn’t disappoint, it is expensive but as they say ‘you get what you pay for’.
So on with the build…
I tackled the clear parts next and the Montex masks give you masks for both the inside and outside of the canopy parts. Once masked they were sprayed with Alclad Aluminium and Maskol was carefully dabbed along all the high wear areas. Once this was dry the inside of the canopy was sprayed Interior Green (XF-71) and put to one side.
It was now back to the airframe
I cut some very thin Evergreen card to shape and glued it to the area in front on the canopy to replace the sanded away raised area previously mentioned. Once this was dry I very carefully sanded this area down until the front canopy fitted perfectly in place – easy as that!! Also don’t forget to mask off all those lights such as the one under the fuselage and the two under the wing tips – you’ll be very annoyed if you forget and you spray over them – trust me I’ve done it before!!
The engine assembly is left off until the very end but this means that there is nothing to attach the engine covers too. You could paint them separately but you will lose the continuity to the camouflage scheme so the best way round this is to tape the covers together and then attach it to the engine bulkhead with more tape or Blu-Tac. Everything can now be painted together.
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