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wanted something colourful and this was my choice all kit parts were used
on this model no extras with the exception of the decals which were from
the Airway Graphics sheet. There is only one set of data on the sheet so
these all came from the kit sheet. The silver insignia surrounds will only
fit those supplied with the A.G. sheet so I had to mount the kit insignia
on a sheet of silver decal from the "Fantasy Print Shop" range
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Painting was tricky to say the
least, firstly use cellotape (scotch tape) to mask all the windows, put a small
piece on each window and burnish down until the frame is clearly outlined then
use a new scalpel blade to trim around. (Tip here if you find any adhesive left
on the glass after removing the tape use a paper towel moistened with lighter
fuel to remove it.)
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If you intend to use Alclad II then you
must put a base coat on using Halfords primer, white preferably, to
cope with the white top of the fuselage. Mask the white and red areas to
spray the silver and mask off any panels that you want to add a different
shade to.
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Next step
was to mask the silver and expose the red areas ( FS 11136) insignia red. When
this is dry mask again and expose the white area, spray just a thin white gloss
over the base coat to give it that glossy look.
The propellers are very delicate so
I sprayed the Alclad II straight on without a base coat , but I used very light
dusted coats and it was fine.
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After all the masking was
removed and any touching in made good the decals were applied and sealed
in with Klear (Future).
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I chose the bottom example on the sheet as it
had the most outstanding scheme
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Ted
Drop by Ted's
Website to see more of his models. Ted
Taylor's Modelworks
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