Erik, @airbum
I am saddened to see what happened when you sprayed the black on top of the primer... I have had a similar experience a while back when I used some VERY old spray paint from a rattle can. This stuff was given to me and I should have known better... Sometimes it is best to look a gift horse in the mouth as they say.

The paint spattered and every bit of it had to be stripped off, including the filler work that was unintentionally lifted at the same time. Then the adhesive I used (also given to me at the same time), used to secure the nose weight started oozing... out as I found out it had never completely dried... Since the fuselage was buttoned up, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and dig into a major refinishing job.

All of this drama happened on my "Brubaker" Panther jet from the Imodeler at the Movies GB.

Speaking of circle cutters, I like the one that George posted a while back. It is an expensive tool, but quite often you get what you pay for... and by the time you have purchased several inferior models that are less expensive, you could have purchased the better option once, and saved yourself a ton of headaches. Ask me how I know this... You can never have too many tools, just get good ones if you can.

Please keep on keeping on. I'm excited to see you using those fabulous looking French decals...and did you mention something about a 262 ?

Great minds "must" think alike. LOL

Blue as the skies over Spain

With the masked markings in place it is time for some more paint

The humbrol gloss paint is rather brittle – it chips easily, and that has turned into the next issue.

While placing the circle-masks I cut with the cheap version, the black paint peeled off in places as I tried to move the circle.

The lover part got RLM65 by Xtracolor – absolutely nice to work with

next post will probably be some weeks away as I get the right shade ordered

That's a great progress @airbum!
...and nice addressing of those small blemishes that arose.
Xtracolor RLM65 looks great and your Emil shines!
Have the same peeling problem with my Humbrol gloss black...and it's an enamel...

@lgardner, thank you for the kind words. The Ju88 Mistel sounds like a great idea - is that for a Mistel 2 or 3 (109 or 190) - the Mistel 3 had a short spell in Denmark with some being at Tirstrup in the final months of WW II.

@fiveten, the Humbrol may just be too gloss for double layers and masking on top of second layer? I have had no problems with xtracolor so far, but almost always with the Humbrol enamel.

@gblair, It is looking easy by the use of masks. I bought some vinyl masks, but I have recently contacted a company to get a small batch made from yellow tape. Depending on the price it may be more economical to buy that circlecutter and a ruler 🙂

@gblair, I have pre-made vinyl masks, but I would like tape instead, as I feel I'v got better control over that. The vinyl I use comes with a choice for two different versions, but alas the decals will only let you make one. Well, I may have to make masks for the numbers too next time 🙂

Looks awesome, Erik (@airbum). Do you think your paint peeled up because it was sprayed over gloss? If I have problems with peeling paint, it usually involves gloss in some way. Are you cutting your own vinyl masks in a home craft machine like Scan and Cut, etc?

Thanks gents, @gblair and @fiveten. The problem seems to be that the gloss white is VERY gloss and smooth, and was allowed to cure fully. On top I sprayed a layer of gloss black, and it seems like the two does not bond very well. Most likely, if I had painted "wet-in-wet" or at least not fully cured it might have helped. I have to admit to the white being some 30 years old, but it performs well on its own, and that means it is not a new formula Spiros 🙂

Another issue is the adhesive being too strong, especially on the vinyl. George, the vinyl masks were bought and are from AML. I have thought about asking Arctic Decals to make me some tape-masks (he made the decals for my C172 and DHC6 and made me a few sets of masks for the DHC6 in both vinyl and tape) I like tape a lot more than vinyl, perhaps that is down to what I started with more than performance of the one over the other. I have started a touch-up session, and maybe I will be ready for a few pictures in the evening, before I go back on work for the next days.