Now the two surfaces are brought together with a couple of the extra details added like the radiators, you can also see the dirtied up wheel wells. The lower fuselage was also grimed up some. Plus the assembly of the wing tips, radiator covers and flaps.
Now one of what I think is a stand out part of this kit, the engine. Construction is extremely simple and the result is brilliant.
Despite how great the engine is I did decide to try a little bit of detailing. I added the Rolls-Royce plates and drilled some holes to add some wiring.
I also added a bit of rubber tube from my spares box, the same tube was added to the top and some more lead wire added.
Next I painted the whole engine block silver and used some Mr.Masking SOL R applied with a tooth pick to mask off some areas for chipping. Once dry I then top coated with Mr. Surfacer 1500 black. I find it gives a very nice satin finish that for this application it works great.
George Eberling says
Do you have a tutorial on how to do invasion stripes?
Geoff Coughlin says
Hi George,
That’s a good question and I don’t think so – specifically in the SMN Techniques Bank, but there will be! I’ll look to create one for everyone very soon. In the meantime, do check out Aircraft-Finished Now and pick any of the finished model projects that feature aircraft with these stripes and pick up any hints and tips that you can. Best wishes, GC (30Dec21)