Model Airplane International – September 2019

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A decal is supplied for the instrument panel. The fi t of this is awful and thanks to the low quality of
the decal sheet supplied in the kit, getting it settle into place, a real bind, even with the application
of setting solutions. Next time –– should there be one –– I’ll paint the instrument panel...

Eduard pre-coloured seat straps completed the cockpit, adding just enough interest to pass

muster under the closed canopy.

The interior has been completely painted and weathered. Time to bring the airframe components together. Before doing

that, the edges of the fuselage halves in front of the tail fi n (above and below the fuselage) were bevelled slightly to allow

the depiction of the fuselage seams found on the real aircraft. This was simply achieved with a sanding stick and a couple

of light passes. So far so good - we are now three hours into our build.

As mentioned earlier, the larger

sections were kept separate

and then painted individually.

Here, the wheel bays have

been fi nished in RLM02 Grau

and then masked, before

airbrushing the lower surfaces

in RLM65 Hellblau, the same

colour being used over the

fuselage sides.

As you can see, all of the airframe parts were

painted separately, their modular design

allowing them to be brought together once

fi nished, with little evidence of gaps or need

for further adjustment or fi lling.