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Final parts of the masking process were the roundels. The dark blue is Gunze Sangyo Cobalt Blue and the light blue is a custom mix of the cobalt blue and white – I’m not quite sure if it is the correct shade and I tried several attempts at it and this was the best I could get – bear in mind though that this light blue was mixed in theatre and would vary in shade along with the natural bleaching by the sun – well that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!! At this point I also masked off the radiator interior and the flap interior for a coating of aluminium.
With all the masking done the whole model was given a coat of Klear to seal the paint and then it was the stencilling. Montex don’t provide masks for the stencils so the original plan was to use the kit decals but whilst walking around Telford this year I spied some dry transfers for Spitfires that were manufactured by Hobbydecal. There is an art to using these as my first attempt proved – firstly use tape to hold them in position before you rub them – this is critical to get good placement. When you rub them, I used the end of a paint brush you will see the shade of black get lighter as they affix to the kit – don’t remove the backing paper until you are sure they are down. Sounds awkward compared to decals but the results are outstanding as there is no carrier film and they are so thin they are as good as painting them on – my only complaint is I wish I had bought more sets they are that good!!!! With all the markings on, a panel wash of Promodeller wash was applied to the whole airframe. (Yes I know the door is on the wrong way round – I fixed this later!!).
