Well last few pics. Final few decals. I fitted a ‘walk line’ on the wings. These silvered a tad even with a PVA ‘gloss’ coat and some decal solution.
Sealed with a couple of coats of thinned matt varnish. Got the Humbrol then read online this may not be the best stuff. It didn’t give me any trouble. Fitted the drop tanks. PVA to fix the canopy.
There’s a lot to be happy with this first attempt. A lot we’re not. And we’ve learnt a heck of a lot.
1) It should be fun
2) Thin paints and lots of coats
3) Don’t rush
This was mostly Jr with some help from me on the fiddly bits
We made a start on the Hobby Boss 1:48 Corsair. Less detail in the cockpit interestingly. Top tip for the wheels / tyres from the Britmodeller forum – drip a bit of thinner towards the rim / bead then drop the tyre colour in.
We’d like to have a go at some exhaust and gun smoke on this one when we get a bit nearer to that stage…
Jr has a country cricket assessment tomorrow for 2 hours. So I’ll have some time to waste. Hobbycraft isn’t far from the cricket centre. What are my ‘must haves’ to up my game?!?!