Details details..

As promised I get further down the path to a Swiss version

Just checking..

And with a latch added;

and along came the office

Mostly kit parts as it is to be depicted with closed hood.

next up the spadegrip is fashioned and the fuselage assembled.

By the way, the latches look good and I suspect will be noticeable once painted. Although I appreciate this sort of work when others do it, I usually don't add this sort of ultra-small details to my models.

Building 1/72 helps prevent my urge to do too much superdetailing! Yours looks great.

Filler and stuff..

There were a few sink-marks that needed filler, but nothing major.

Cockpit testfit

Holes here, holes there

until next time – stay cool

Some paint has dryed now

I painted the belly RLM 65, it dried and masked for white

I suppose 5 months is sufficient drying time?

While the first layer of gloss white was painted, I decided that I will try to paint the red/white crosses.

Next might be some more paint - red, or perhaps RLM 70 – oh and the belly needs some touchup

Looks great. I have occasionally had trouble with paint sticking, but I think it is because I failed to clean the model before I painted. I usually wash the model with water and dish soap after I finish sanding and filling, or sometimes I wipe it down with alcohol. If I have problems, it is always when I pull the first layer of masking off. The red and white of the Swiss markings looks awesome!

Watching paint dry

nahh – that took place in the box, but here you can join me watching decals dry!

First a look at the RLM70 (xtracolor gloss) with the masks still on

OK- fast forward and the masks came off, the belly has been re-visited with RLM65 as there was an unfortunate masking error.

Here you have the decaling in progress – most stencils and stuff is Tamiya, the rest is LF models’ swiss E-3 part II. This is my first go at this type – where the decal is printed on a full carrier film. I have noticed others have said it is difficult to work with, and yes – it does demand a bit more precision, but buckets of micro set helps.

Oh yes – impress your cat – find the error in one of the pictures!

I haven’t done huthin’ gov, no sir, it was all messed up from the factory sir, I swear. Honest. Please.
The award this time is a pat on your shoulder, administered by your self. But let us hear the result – is the cat impressed?

next a final go at repairs to the paint and the last details before the grand reveal