In with a Zlin **Le Zlin est Fin**

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 13th, 2015, 1:39 am

Masking up for the blue paint on wingtip and underside.

I haven't completed it yet owing to some IT support work I was called in to do on The Teenagers laptop

Still, it shouldn't be much more work to finish the masking.

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 13th, 2015, 8:37 am

My IT support skills involve a hammer

On the IT of course not the operator before anyone reports me!

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 14th, 2015, 12:03 am

A first coat of blue on the Zlin.

I'll put another coat of paint on later.

I'm using Vallejo Air Steel Blue (Acero Azul) which looks to be a fair match to the dark blue stripes on the decals.

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 14th, 2015, 5:51 am

I was able to get a second coat of blue on later in the evening

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 14th, 2015, 8:53 am

Woohoo Colo(u)r at last!!

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 14th, 2015, 7:34 pm

After unmasking, there were a few issues with the demarcation lines, but a fine brush and a steady (!) hand:

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 14th, 2015, 7:52 pm

Lovely!

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 14th, 2015, 8:15 pm

iggie wrote:Lovely!

It does look good in this scheme, doesn't it?

coptermech · Post by **coptermech** » November 14th, 2015, 9:23 pm

Nice work!!

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 15th, 2015, 5:43 am

coptermech wrote:Nice work!!

Thanks! I needed nerves of steel to do the decals. They are very thin and prone to tearing and rolling up.

The best way to handle them has been to keep a lot of backing paper on, and slide the backing paper out from under the decal.

I have a basic set of decals on. The long stripes on the fuselage will be very difficult, so I have left them for now!

TobyC · Post by **TobyC** » November 15th, 2015, 9:51 am

Now that is some excellent modelling. To think a week ago it was just another plastic ruler

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 15th, 2015, 11:35 pm

TobyC wrote:Now that is some excellent modelling. To think a week ago it was just another plastic ruler

And now it's a plastic rulers with a mess of paint and decals on.

Those decals were not fun to put on.
There are a few more tiny decals to put on, but it's mostly over.

iggie · Post by **iggie** » November 16th, 2015, 9:20 am

I really like that! It's cute!!!

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » November 16th, 2015, 2:26 pm

That is a smart looking scheme!. Good Stuff!.

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » November 16th, 2015, 6:32 pm

iggie wrote:I really like that! It's cute!!!

It's certainly not very large

Pegasus Supermarine Spiteful for scale.

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