Those aileron control tubes look great, Mike @sandbagger

Hi all,
As this particular aircraft had a brown/beige mottled camouflage on the fuselage, I decide to use the decals from 'Lukgraph'.
These are very similar to those from 'Aviattic', in that they are semi-translucent so overlapping their edges will show as a darker colour.
I used the darker of the two kit supplied mottled decals, but used a different, slightly darker plywood decal from 'Lukgraph', rather than that supplied with the kit.
I cut two complete decal for both sides of the fuselage (forward and rear), joining at the panel line at the rear of the cockpit.
The four decals joined at the centre line, top of the fuselage.
The fuselage shape is unusual and the forward side of the fuselage have heavily raised access panels, louvres and other protrusions.
Therefore, I laid the decals onto the fuselage sides and pressed the decal onto the raised details to create an impression of them.
These impressions were then cross cut through the decal to allow then to seat over the details without trapping too much water or air.
The following photographs show the basic decals applied, but yet to have the cut decal removed from the raised details (they need to be painted later).
Also I still have to trim away excess decal from around the cockpit,

Mike

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This looks really nice, Mike @sandbagger

Hi all,
The basic fuselage is complete.
Added the decal lightening marking and serial, engine intake manifold, blast shrouds for the machine guns and photo-etch parts.
Weathered with 'Flory Models' dark dirt clay wash and 'Tamiya' Weathering Master (Soot and Mud).
Sealed with 'Alclad' Light Sheen (ALC311) semi-matte clear coat,

Mike

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The fuselage looks excellent, my friend @sandbagger!

Hi all,
The fight surfaces have been painted and decals applied.
All were primed with 'AK Interactive' White primer (AK759).
Several layers of ‘Mig’ A-Stand Aqua Gloss (A.Mig-2503) were airbrushed over.
Red sections are ‘Tamiya’ Flat Red (XF7) mixed with Rubber Black (XF85) to 80/20%.
The Clear Doped Linen (CDL) decal is the ‘Lukgraph’ Phönix Linen Clear Doped Linen (DEC010) (kit supplied).
These decals are very similar to those from 'Aviattic', as they are semi-translucent.
Other individual decals are also kit supplied.

Now to apply a semi-matte clear coat before weathering is applied,

Mike

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Excellent progress, my friend @sandbagger!