Seal!

The hood got some Micro Klear to seal it for paint

. . . .and NOW it is time for masks etc.

Looks nicely sealed, my friend @airbum!

@johng, @fiveten, @lis, @eb801, @lgardner and @gblair, this is long overdue but now some sort of progress has been made!

Masks arrived

I finally got some masks ordered and they arrived the other day

Eager to get the job done, only to find out these masks were actually oversize!

As far as I can tell it ended OK, but with a lot of extra work I had not expected. Still AM masks are usually a great help, just be warned if you get a new set of these for this kit, they need trimming. Now I know that, I can trim them on the sheet next time, making it easier than to trim when they are on the plane.

next up I guess it is time for paint! First some nice primer, then some sanding, more primer and perhaps a wetsanding to prepare for the final coat(s)

Canopy masks are indeed very helpful, Erik @airbum
Looking forward to see the paint being applied.

Thanks gents. I usually use grey primer @gblair, @johnb and @fiveten, but this time. . . .

Primer. . .

PINK primer. . .

Preparing for some sort of red.

next up I see red – I hope.

Great priming, my friend @airbum!

Waiting with great interest for the red paint scheme, Eric (@airbum). I have heard that pink works well under a red finish, but have never seen an entire plane done this way. I usually use white primer, which does well under most colors, especially yellow and red, but has its own set of problems.

Persistence will see you through these issues, Erik (@airbum). It has been really humid here also, and it gets really frustrating trying to wait for the right conditions. I like the red. :o)