I should have the MicroMark kit by THursday. Then a couple of days to figure out how to use it and get set up. I'll take photos of the process and results.

IN the meantime, I've started painting cockpit parts. Got the primer (Mr Surfacer 1500 Black) and base colors down today. I mixed a custom batch of interior green to match the Quinta details which is a greener shade than the AK Real Colors version I had thought of using. I think it is a more accurate color anyway than the AK. I applied it and lightened versions over the black primer, trying to leave a bit of black showing through. Once I get the smaller details painted, I can gloss it and apply a wash and highlights.

I have been procrastinating on the other model projects and really should get some work done on them as well. 🙂

Tomorrow's boating day, so no modeling, except perhaps in the evening.

Really looking forward how that PE kit will work, Carl @clipper
Enjoy your day out.

I just got the photoetch kit. Here is what you get. It seems pretty complete. I'll post more on this as I get into it.

Thanks John (@johnb). From watching the video, all I have to do is create positive drawings of the areas I want etched out. So I can use any drawing program for that. I am going to evaluate the model first and see if there are any other areas of detail that could benefit from PE. This way I can save on materials and only have to do this once.

This image is blown up in size, but the true size image would be the same design, only a lot smaller. The black areas will be printed on some transparent film in the kit and used to block light to photo resistive paper used for etching. Like I said, I am not completely familiar with the process yet, but it works something like what I described. The bottom line is that the drawings can be quite simple to create.

Thanks Spiros (@fiveten). This kit is a real treat of a build. All the parts fit wonderfully and I've got the cockpit nearly finished at this point. Once the initial glue has dried, I have a few small PE parts to add. I have to evaluate the fuselage before gluing in the cockpit to see what else needs to be done for the conversion.

That's a great interior, Carl @clipper
Looking forward to see how those etched louvres will look like.

Interior looks like you could get in and fly away, Carl (@clipper). Very nice job. The PE set looks ultra-complete. Can't wait to see the results.

Cockpit looks superb, my friend @clipper! Looking forward to the PE results!