TimJ's Bank Holiday Blitz

[TimJ]

Having sanded down the remaining filler I've taken it to my spraybooth (the garden) and given it a few coats of Halfords white primer.



Sorry about the lack of clock but I forgot.

Time for tea now and then I can get on with the painting.

[MerlinJones]

That's 'white primer' on a typically dull August Bank Holiday!

Regards,
Bruce

[Dirkpitt289]

Looks good. It seems to have sanded down pretty well. The finish line is just over the horizon with this one.

[TimJ]

I've started on the paintwork using Aeromaster acrylics. The underside and fin have had a couple of coats of RLM76 and the upper surfaces a coat of RLM81.



The RLM81 will need another coat before I apply the RLM82.

[TimJ]

The camouflage has been completed and a bit of mottling applied to the sides.



I need to touch up the cockpit interior and fit the canopy then it'll be Klear and decals.

[TimJ]

Although the green paint is still slightly tacky I've started to put the decals on, starting with the undersides. Being a PM kit I was worried about the quality but they are nice and glossy and so far I've had no problems with them.



If I need to I can always get up early tomorrow to finish it .

[Motley]

Looks really good

[TimJ]

I've got all the decals on so all it needs now is a coat of matt varnish which I'll put on tomorrow morning before I go to work. It'll still be within the 24 hour time period. This is how it stands at the moment.





I'll take some pics for the Gallery tomorrow.

[jssel]

Yeah, now that's what I'm talking about!

[Dirkpitt289]

That's looking pretty sharp. I like it a lot. Bravo!

[TimJ]

I could have sworn I posted this this morning but it looks like I prewiewed it but didn't click on submit.

I gave the Lippisch a coat of matt varnish before I went to work this morning to finish it off.



Considering the low parts count it took a lot longer than I expected, mostly due to faffing about trying to get the canopy to fit properly. It turned out OK though and I'm looking forward to the Luft '46 GB even more than I was before.

[Dirkpitt289]

This build has me looking forward to the Luft 46 build too...

[Ian]

Nice one, Tim. Sorry for not cheering on from the sidelines. I was in a cold, windy and wet field in Norfolk doing some mad pastime called 'camping'.
Nice model. Not seen one of these built up before. Good job!

[philp]

Great job, congrats.