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could not get it to it. After opening

up the fuselage and thinning down

the cabin sides I got it to it in: not

perfectly straight, but it’s in there.

The clear styrene is crystal

clear and allows all the detail

inside to be easily seen. I placed

the included canopy masking set

in its locations and painted the

window XF-1 Flat Black. I then

masked the entire window, with the

exception of the pointed section on

top, as this is meant to be orange

along with the rest of fuselage.

PAINTING AND DECALS

Since I was going to be painting

this kit orange I needed a white

base coat. The white was going

to help me in two very important

ways. First, it would help the

orange stick to the surface better.

Secondly, it would help the orange

to be a brighter colour and requires

fewer coats of paint, reducing

the risk of a runny paint job.

Finding a close shade of orange

was the biggest task of the model. I

bought and tried several diferent

brands and none of them really

looked the part. After studying

many pictures I was able to inally

ind the colour I was looking for.

Under the bright sun the X-1 gives

of a very yellow appearance, so I

thought that the best thing to do

was ind a yellow and then add

orange until I had the desired shade.

I began by using two of the new

Vallejo Mecha colour paints: two-

three parts Yellow (69.004) and one

part Orange (69.007). I was really

happy with the colour but if I were

to build another orange X-1, I might

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