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and primed the model using

Mr. Surfacer 1500 black primer.

(After many years of service, my

second-hand Badger airbrush

was in need of replacement. I am

quite lucky, as Paul Fitzmaurice

of http://www.Modellingtools.co.uk is a

member of the same model club as

myself, so after chatting over my

modelling needs, he advised that

the Harder & Steenbeck Evolution

Silverline 2 in 1 would be a good

choice. This airbrush is proving

to be a fine investment, as it does

what I need and importantly

for me, it is easy to clean.)

Once the primer coat was dry the

model received a couple of overall

coats of Tamiya XF22 RLM02,

followed by a gloss coat from my

dwindling supply of Johnsons

Klear. With this done the decals

were added; I used Micro-Set

and Sol and they reacted well and

settled down with no silvering.

As I mentioned, no swastikas

are included on the decal sheet,

and although after-market ones

are available, I didn’t have any in

the right size or style in my decal

collection. My model was therefore

completed without them, but

they will be added when I have

found some suitable examples.

With the decals added I brushed

on a coat of Xtracrylix Satin Varnish

to seal everything in. The coat

was brushed on in the direction

of airflow, a technique which to

my eye adds the appearance of a

fabric effect. The cowlings were

given another coat of Klear, to

give them a slightly different

semi gloss finish, as these were

metal and would look different

from the fabric covered areas.

Now for the rigging. I used

Lycra thread, which has a flat cross

section that matches my reference

photos of the real aircraft. Prior

to the top wing being added I had

secured lengths of Lycra thread

in the pre-drilled holes. Once

the top wing was added, these

were carefully threaded through

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