PT-17 Stearman (Commission work)

Hand-painted wooden prop. Dark color first, followed by the lighter color BRUSHED on. After the enamel dried for 3 hours, I used a brush dampened with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner to feather-out the painted brush strokes into a much more realistic wood grain pattern.  

YAHU instrument panels 

Spark plug wires added to all engine cylinders  

A total of 38 holes drilled with a #95 bit 

Vallejo Satin Mecha Varnish leaves the perfect “scale sheen” instead of using gloss, which would be far too glossy for a tiny aircraft.  

Empennage fully rigged using only 2 pieces of USCHI rigging  

USCHI rigging fed through 38 #95 sized holes, stretched (30%), taped in place and super glued.  

She’s nearing completion! 

She’s finally complete and going to her new owner next week. I built it for a coworker on commission as a tribute to his grandfather who flew them in Navy flight training during WWII.