Very nice paint work, Eric @eb801

Basic Paint Finished!
I finally completed the first and hopefully last round of camo painting. The painting went smoothly with only a smidgeon of paint pullup. I believe these planes sent to North Africa and the Mediterranean were most likely hastily painted in their desert camo by ground crews right on the tarmac once they arrived in the blazing sun, judging by the photos I've seen and the sloppy workmanship and smudgy paint. Can anybody verify this?

Now that the basic camo painting is done, I'll be doing touch up and detailing etc over the next few days and then apply a couple of coats of Future and I'll be ready for decals. Could the finish line be somewhere down the road?

Great painting, Eric @eb801
Looking forward to the decal session.

John @johnb - Decaling is my fave part. I’m going to try a new to me clear spray (instead of Future) called Gauzy, an acrylic made by AK Interactive. After that cures I will proceed. However a family get away is lurking so I will be away from the bench for a week or so.

You ever get any of that elastic white Tamiya tape for curves?

I only started using the 2mm vinyl tape a couple of years ago. Wouldn't be without it now... it doesn't solve every masking problem but it's pretty d*mn good.

Fantastic build, Eric, would love to get this kit again but it's getting hard to find at a realistic price nowadays. Looking forward to the next instalment.

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Decal Time!

After giving the Boston a couple of mists of Gauzy to clear coat everything early in the morning, I was ready for decals by late afternoon. Here's a glimpse of where I am going with these North African markings, early 1942. I am totally impressed with this Gauzy glossy varnish. First time I've ever used it. More decaling to come in a couple of weeks when I get back from family camp trip. Probably end up using South African markings.

Airfix...

https://imodeler.com/groups/work-in-progress-aircraft/forum/topic/airfix-dornier/

Ian.