with files to get it to fit properly
and even then, it was – shall
we say – snug! The openings in
the cowling panels also needed
careful enlargement. I added a
scratch-built radiator intake under
the nose, and an exhaust outlet
made from Albion Alloys brass
tube. At this stage I reckoned
the model was ready for paint.
The first stage of painting
was to spray the outside of the
fuselage yellow to make it appear
as if the fuselage is yellow on the
inside; this is the only advantage
I can think of in having the clear
fuselage! Once this was dry the
whole model was given a coat
of grey auto primer to give the
final colour an even base.The primer coat revealed a few
more improvements that needed
to be made to the wing tips, but
once these were attended to it was
time for the yellow. Now, yellow
is a notoriously difficult colour to
apply, as it does not cover as well as
most other colours. The Cub took 5
coats of Tamiya TS-16 Yellow, but
when it was dry I decided I wanted
a slightly stronger colour, so I gave
it another coat, this time using
Tamiya TS-47 Chrome Yellow.
There is one advantage to these
paints; being gloss, they don’t
need a clear coat before decaling.
The decals aren’t the sharpest
and they have loads of carrier film.
They took about 10 minutes each
to soak off, and when they finallyNext, the model was sprayed overall with grey auto primer to give the final yellow an even base and
something better to adhere to than bare plastic.The fuselage has been sprayed so that the yellow shows through on the inside – the one advantage
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