Since I was on a roll with the construction, I decided to glue the lower wing section in place.
Here again the fit was superb. This model is fitting the company name of "Fine Molds". I am very impressed with it so far...
The wheel spats were added next, as were the tail control surfaces, aileron control tubes and pitot tube.
I gave the seams a very light scrape with a single edge razor blade and that was all that was needed. No filler of any kind was used during the build. Now it was time for a quick spray using Tamiya Gray Primer...
Once the primer dried, I sprayed on some Tamiya XF-14 "Japanese Army" gray color as per the instructions. My gut instincts tell me this color is a little off, and that Fine Molds may have actually molded the model in the correct shade of plastic. There's some debate on the proper color this plane was painted in.
Then I masked off the tail in preparation of the red painting that came next. I used some aluminum foil to cover the majority of the airframe, and taped along the edges where a different color would be sprayed.
The wing tips were painted in Flat Black, and the tail was painted in Flat Red, to match the overall sheen of the XF-14 color. I did this specifically because it will get some clear sprayed over the entire airframe next, and I wanted the overall appearance to be the same.
Since I was spraying Flat Black, I painted the cowling in this color as a preliminary color base. It will get painted in a Blue Black color once the seam where the parts join together is taken care of after assembly.
I removed the foil, and foil masking, and found a few mistakes. The foil left some marks on the light grey green color, and some of the red had managed to creep under the tape where the vertical fin connects to the fuselage. This will have to be touched up.
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1. blemishes left behind by the aluminum foil
2. red overspray where the tape had lifted.
This last photo shows how the plane looks at the moment. All of this work might have taken 4 to 5 hours at the most.
It is a very fast assembling model, and I have had a lot of fun building it so far...
Getting closer.
As always, comments are encouraged.