Thank you Eric @eb801, John @johnb, and Spiros @fiveten. I hope to have this done before the clock strikes 12 - mid night and 2022 begins. The decals are on, most of it comes from a RS Models He-112 with Romanian markings. The insignias comes from the Heller kit which needed to get some sun to make it a bit more white. The reason I had to use the Heller decals was because the RS Models insignias white background was not in register. Too bad, same for one rudder blue, yellow and red strip on the blue side. I had to use a dark blue marker to cover the white, I did not notice until after the decal was applied. Otherwise I would have cut off the section that showed white. And the Romanian flag on the vertical stab on one side was missing the blue color and again I used a dark blue maker to fill in the missing blue part.
At least the decals did go on nicely, the Heller decals needed the Micro Sol to melt it down to the surface.
Tomorrow it will receive another gloss, then later the flat coat. Then the rest goes on, canopy, antenna, pitot probe, propeller, and wheels.
Eric @eb801,I had the Heller Constellation kit back in the 80’s but never built it. I traded it in for another plane. Looks like Spiros just built one.
If I don’t have this finish before 2022 begins, may all of you have a Happy New Year!
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