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Cockpit assembly started  

First grey Vallejo Primer coat.  

Satin Black, Revell 1:1 dilution with Vallejo airbrush cleaner 

Cockpit Interior base paint. Was missing the correct paint, so I mixed-down some olive drab. Should suffice.
Cockpit in black gloss varnished ready for decal.  

Cockpit assembly continues  

Black wash and dry brush finish…bit overtop with Light Metal MIG 0621…note to self, less is more 🙂  

Small touch up on head cushion and seat belt  

 

Very tight fit at the end, has to sand and cut a lot. Cockpit top silver, needs subtle application next time 🙂  

Fits snuggly 

Ready for assembly and weathering 

Many parts to assemble, ready for painting  

Engine weathering and some more work on wings and aileron done 

Aftermarket has arrived from Poland ??
 

Gun barrels  

Nice quality  

Wings almost done with aftermarket guns and tried out clear colour  

3-4 hours laters, wings done, engine assembled, forgot cowling to paint…. 

Assembled the plane halves
Adding generously acrylic putty  

 

 

Mistakes had been made. Need to cure PU varnish longer next time during engine part detailing  

Wheel struts broke off of course as well as the antenna and also the wing struts…  

Masked top part, brush painted USAF olive drab 1:1 plus Anmo satin mat, also rotor blades done as well as some other parts  

 

Some detailing done today  

 

Some small parts done  

Gunmetal spray with some touch ups  

Started with the left side, new to decaling and not my strength to be honest.
Made some mistakes and the Torrid Tessie broke…. 

Getting better on the second day, need to make sure to use the ammo decal set twice and dry it, then only use a little for the decal fix at the end, otherwise it will peel the decal.no.3 broke unfortunately
Trying to get a new set to correct both issues now 🙂  

My first airbrush set arrived, Harder & Steenbeck ULTRA 2024 wit a 0.45mm needle kit.
Love it and applying two varnish coats after decaling now  

1st weathering pass, for panel lines and rivets.  

1st pass weathering  

1st pass weathering  

1st pass weathering  

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