Thanks for the update Rick, the rivets look great under the paint.

Well it's been awhile since my last post and obviously I didn't finish by D-Day.
I've been painting off and on for the last two weeks and here is a photo essay detailing my progress. All paints (so far) are Polly Scale & MM Acryl II and are Eastern Aircraft's F.A.A. equivalents, Neutral Gray, Olive Drab and Light Gray.

Now for the invasion stripes. Once again I've been reminded why I hate painting stripes.
The two pictures below reflect 3 days effort, about 9 hours total. In the second picture.
you can see the Light Gray ANA 602 used for underside color.

I'm having nightmares about what's going to happen when I pull all that tape off...

2 posts in one night, I'm on a roll.

Well the dye is cast, or more specifically, I've sprayed on the black.
One point, I rarely use pure black or white.
I use what I call "Not White", 1 ounce flat white + 1 drop of black & insignia blue,
and "Not Black" a 50/50 mix of flat black & RLM66.

Okay, on with the show,

Tape comes off soon & I'll post the results then

Keep up the good work Rick, this Wildcat is looking really good. Nice job.

Simon, now you're just being mean. I went to school in Arkansas and when counting above 10 I have to take my shoes off. I remember my cousin Homer had that accident with the law mower and failed 3rd grade cause he couldn't count higher than 17. He's a judge now..;-)

Morning Simon, at least in my neck of the woods..lol. I sure was happy that the decal rivets stayed put with all that tape. With all that tape on the fuselage I was surprised that none of the main color coats didn't lift. How's your Thunderbolt progressing, have things settled down enough that you can get back to it?

Things are about back to normal Rick.
Hope to get started this evening with a bit more prep work.
I think the good lady wants to build some more of her kit as well so could be fun.
Will post an update soon.

Simon.