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Biplane painting steps


Jack109

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Good evening to all' britmodellers 

 

I am doing a biplane at the moment 1:72 with camouflaged wings...

 

I am wondering if I have to build the top Wing First and then airbrush , or First Paint all' and at the end attached the upper Wing?

 

So far i have tried a mix of these options and can't decide which is best! 

 

How do you do that?

 

And all' tips to attached upper wings are very welcome as I struggle with keep them in line as well! 

 

Thanks

 

Jack

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1.  I paint and decal the entire model before attaching the upper wings and interplane struts. 

 

2.  I use Lego to make a jig, using blue tack to hold the bits in place and to fine-tune adjust alignment. Then apply CA and wait for it to fully dry. 

 

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I do the same as Greenshirt although I use a purpose made jig from JHModels. Having said that I have now moved up to 1/32 Wingnut Wings kits which don't need the jig and, so far, I have had no need to align the wings once attached as they fall perfectly into place.

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