The decals look great when fully set down and sealed.
You can still see a bit of the interior detail. It will be harder to glimpse when the upper wing is on.
I was especially happy with the way the wing mounted compass looks. It's a nice detail.
The pale green strip around the outside of all the flight surfaces is a decal, or rather many sections of straight line decals. I spent a couple of weeks on this alone. It really should be painted. But they provided the decals, so I used them.
Upper wing and landing gear in place... Next is some rigging.
I made simulated turnbuckles from brass tubing cut to 5mm lengths.
Tip... If you set the edge of a razor blade on a fine file and whack it with a watchmakers hammer, it turns into a serviceable saw that is good for things like brass tubing.
The cables and turnbuckles should be steel, but I like the detail so I'm leaving them black and brass.
Several layers of paint to get the laminated wood look on the prop... I hope to do better at this next time.
Rear gun...
I don't have an airbrush. I think people that use one get a better finish in many ways, but with layers of the different paints, in different colors, with high quality brushes, I also think a very realistic impression is possible.
Complete!
Building the kit was a really enjoyable process over several weeks. It was quite challenging, but it completed with many fewer error than
the last one I did. There are many techniques to refine, but it's better!
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