Thanks guys. Don't forget to mount the tail wheel before closing up...Don't forget to mount the tail wheel before closing up...Don't forget to mount the tail wheel before closing up! Closed it up before mounting the tail wheel. Lucky I had only glued the top of the fuselage and was able to pry the bottom wide enough to install the tail wheel which would have been almost impossible at a later time. Small seam to deal with on the rear deck but an all around good fit

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Thanks Spiros. Looks like an aircraft now. I'll paint the bottom shortly and then wait for the canopy masks so I can paint all the topside together

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Still waiting for masks coming from France and I got bored...

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My decals/instructions are buried in the decal bin so I checked the instructions on line to compare to the photo I have posted and two things struck me. 1) The fuselage Hinomarus, not clearly seen in the photo, and the rudder were freshly painted. 2) The cannons, which I ruined my eyesight on hollowing out the ends, were furlushinger removed so cutty, cutty. As a plus, this will make masking the wing leading edge ID marking easier to mask. About to spray some Vallejo White primer on this area in preperation for the yellow

Thanks Spiros. Cannons removed and primer spritzed

Thanks Erik. Leading edge painted with Vallejo Medium Yellow, kind of an light orangy yellow

Still waiting for the masks to arrive from France. Painted up the cowling for the hairspray chip test. First up Tamiya XF11: Flat Aluminum and let dry. Sprayed on the hairspray and let dry for a few hours. Next up I mixed some XF63: German Grey with a toothpick load of X3: Royal Blue. This is supposed to represent the faded cowling colour

I waited an hour, added some water on top of the grey and started brushing with a stiff Citadel Dry Brush. For the first few minutes nothing happened and I was starting to worry. All of a sudden we start getting some action. This all took less than 10 minutes

Thanks Andrew. I use this stuff; pump spray with a screw off top. Unscented of course. I read one review where the builder used a lavender scented hairspray and his model smelled of lavender for months