For a small model, this thing consumed a lot of masking tape. Mostly to take care of curved paint lines and unusual shapes, especially on the wings. Xtracolor Extra Dark Sea Grey today. Humbrol #102 for the slate Grey tommorow.

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Very nice result already, John. @j-healy
That masking tape is well worth the investment, she will be looking great once removed.

Looks great, John (@j-healy). The investment in masking tape is well worth the effort. I always regret it when I try to be a miser with the tape.

These new Airfix 1/72 kits are amazing, Colin. These kits are as detailed as 1/48 models. I learned to buy the mask when I built my first Whitley. That Emily looks like a nice nice model. I hope you build it soon!

Thanks, John. Silly Putty. Much like Blu Tak. I reversed my order of color application on this one and put down the gloss Xtracolor Extra Dark Sea Grey first. I did this because the silly putty can sometimes leave a slight stain on flat paints like the Humbrol #102 that I use for Dark Slate Grey. I actually think the contrast turned out better doing it this way. We’ll see after the clear coats.

Chipped, decalled, and Futured. I’ll give it a wash and finish it up by Sunday. Word of caution: The decals are high quality Cartograph items. They have very little carrier film around the fuselage codes. Take your time applying them for an excellent result.
I’ll next post it on the main page when it’s finished. Thanks for looking!

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Congratulations, @j-healy!
What a spectacular result!
Looking forward to see it finished.

Amazing result so far, John @j-healy
Looking forward to the moment that you remove those masks.