I had an hour before I had to leave for the train ride, so I managed to get a few things done.

I wanted to use the camo on the 2nd plane as an opportunity to try some techniques which I have never tried. On the Revell model (plane #1), I cut masks using painter's tape to apply the standard dark earth/dark green camo. For the Italeri plane (plane #2), I wanted to try masking using thin rolls of Silly Putty. This technique worked well, and the hardest part was masked between the rolls of Silly Putty. I have seen people carefully paint around the putty without masking between, but I didn't trust myself enough to do that.

Once the painting was done, I did some detail painting on my scratchbuilt turret interior. I hope to assemble the turret soon. I am still thinking about how to glue the 2 halves of the turret glass, which is divided horizontally into two parts.

Now, off to the train. Cheers.

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Thanks, Spiros (@fiveten). Train ride was great. Silly putty was easy to use. I should have taken a little more time placing the Silly Putty, so I have a couple of places that I will need to correct the shape of the pattern. You are braver than I am by not using tape. I don't trust my hands to get the paint exactly where I want it.

Thanks, John (@johnb). I am not very good at freehanding camo, so tape is a must. The last model has only one color, so I don't need to worry about masking. Train was fun.

I use Blu Tack in the same manner. Equally cheap and I can get it almost anywhere. What I like about this type of masking is that it can leave a slightly feathered edge as long as you spray perpendicular to the putty.

George R Blair Jr (@gblair)
Now you're cooking with gas ! This looks very good with the desert scheme applied. I have used BluTack or something similar with masking and spraying on several Spitfires that I built a few years ago. It's definitely the way to go when you want a nice camouflage paint done properly. I'll have to give Silly Putty a try sometime. Thanks for the tips.

Keep it going my friend !

I started moving the 3rd Hudson toward painting. I spent a lot of time today not getting much done. Most of my work was trying to get small things done. Small tasks in modeling always seem to take more than their share of time. I added all of the small bits on the gear struts, and got the fitting done for the pilot's canopy. The canopy is now safely glued to the fuselage. I am still working on the seams on the cowlings, and when they are done they will be added to the wings. The last thing I worked on was getting the turret ready to add to plane #1. The detail isn't great, but will serve its function in a glass turret that will blur most of the view of the interior. I should be able to get #3 ready for paint tomorrow.

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Excellent progress, my friend @gblair! You are right about small things taking a lot of time in modeling. The turret looks awesome and, yes, the seam should be fun 🙂