BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER M k.X 49
engineering. After painting the
engines and the cowl interiors,
the propeller bosses were used
to locate the exhaust rings and
cowls while glue was applied to
the latter. Once dry, the exhaust
rings were removed until after
completion of painting.Painting Jezebel
As one might expect, painting
began with the Sky undersides
and so Gunze H74 Sky (Duck EggGreen) was applied until proper
coverage was achieved. The plated-
over landing light was masked
and painted with Gunze Mr. Color
C368 Sky, as this was a slightly
darker shade. The darker colour
was also used to add an element
of shading across the bottom of
the wings. After this had dried,
a mix of H74 Sky and white was
used for light shading, principally
around the wing leading edges
and the fuselage rear. Prior to theundersides being airbrushed with
H333 Extra Dark Sea Grey, they
were masked; however, this turned
out to be very time consuming.
Tamiya tape was used throughout,
with custom-cut curved sections
where required. Humbrol Maskol
was useful for plugging small gaps
in corners, as there were several
quite tricky areas. After an initial
coat straight from the jar, white
was added to lighten the colour
progressively for three furtherapplications. The excellent decal
instruction drawings were used
as the prime reference for the
location of faded areas. Finally,
neat colour was again loaded
and sprayed in certain areas to
represent freshly touched-up
paintwork. To stabilise the painted
surface and protect it from
finger marks and decal solutions,
Johnson’s Klear was brushed over
the whole model. Application
with a brush allowed a slightlyBRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER Mk.X 49
engineering. After painting the
engines and the cowl interiors,
the propeller bosses were used
to locate the exhaust rings andGreen) was applied until proper
coverage was achieved. The plated-
over landing light was masked
and painted with Gunze Mr. Colorundersides being airbrushed with
H333 Extra Dark Sea Grey, they
were masked; however, this turned
out to be very time consuming.applications. The excellent decal
instruction drawings were used
as the prime reference for the
location of faded areas. Finally,“MODELLERS TRULY HAVE AN AFFORDABLE
AND EXCELLENT 1/72 BEAUFIGHTER TO ENJOY”
Rather than building the
engine nacelles in their
entirety, the exhaust
rings were left off until
after painting.Modellers who prefer in-flight displays will be delighted by the excellent fit of the
closed undercarriage doors, whereas others will have recognised that they serve as
great wheel bay masks!Thanks to thoughtful design by Airfix, there was
no danger of the nacelle and exhaust ring being
misaligned; the propeller fitting was used as a
guide to ensure everything was straight.The main canopy/fuselage seam was treated with the addition of a very small
amount of Gunze’s Mr. Surfacer. Black Chrome Bare Metal Foil was used to mask
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