I wanted to try the masks that came with the decals for the underwing registration numbers. They were also furnished as decals, but I was really worried about the amount of carrier film that would need to work perfectly for the decals to look right. I applied the masks, and then taped around them to prevent overspray. I used Tamiya Black and reduced the psi on my airbrush to around 15. Just before I sprayed, I used a Q-Tip to burnish down the edges of the mask. What resulted was a catastrophe. Paint leaked under the mask in dozens of places. I tried using some Windex to clean up the errant paint, but there was no way to do it cleanly without messing up the fresh paint. In the end, I used Windex to remove all of the black that I could and then repainted the yellow on the lower wings. This little excursion into the world of leaky paint masks delayed the completion of the build for a couple of days.
Today I added the windscreens and the last of the bits that I had left off until the end. I used chalk pastels to add just a little weathering. I got everything set up for photos and took the final photos for Headlines. As I was going through the photos to pick which ones to use, I noticed I had forgotten to paint the main wheel tires black. I guess I wasn't as done as I thought I was. I will get them painted and this build will be done. Thanks for following along.
5 attached images. Click to enlarge.
