I am pleased that this is now finished. I got this Airfix kit from Aldi last year. Having spent some time admiring the work of some skilled model makers on You Tube I thought I would give this one a real go. It proved more tricky than I expected!
This kit has the option of an open engine compartment. However, after painting the engine it did not look very convincing so I glued the cowling on. I then started losing or breaking things. The gun sight is on the carpet somewhere. I broke one of the struts for the elevators and the radio mast. Both replaced with wire. The pitot tube and aileron balances broke in the course of gluing. The canopy was very brittle. I managed to break part of the canopy when fitting it and then smoked up the rest by using the wrong glue. Having spent time of painting the pilot and internal features I resorted to painting over the canopy.
I also tried using masking tape to get the camo lines straight. I then painted the wrong bits and the tape pulled off the undercoat when removed. I therefore bought Tamiya tape and started again!
Having said all of that, I am still pleased with how it turned out.
Just for reference, the paint scheme is Vallejo 70.979 German Camo Dark Green, 70.886 Green Grey (my new favourite colour) and 70. 906 Pale Blue.
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