Scale aviation modeller international

adding sheet card as reinforcement

for the nose assembly and

brass rod for the landing gears.

These are not necessary but do

make the model sturdier.

The tip tanks fit well but need

to be sanded smooth to obtain a

clean fit to the wings. I also added

brass rods for the horizontal

stabilizers to create a more secure

fit than the butt cement join.

PAINT AND DECALS

Once the airframe was sanded

smooth and all seams attended to,

it was primed with Tamiya Fine

Gray Primer. This produced a nice

surface for the Alclad natural metal

paint. I sanded the whole airframe

with 1200 wet and dry sandpaper,

then sprayed the airframe in Alclad

ALC101 Aluminium. I then did

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