Chris Hannover - Germany

Thanks Andy

Thanks Mike, sure, will do Cheers

Thanks Seamus! Glad you like the paintjob. I had one nervous breakdown after another... Next time i´ll weather every paint at the moment i´ve applyed it. That saves lots of time for masking on and off... Cheers, Chris

Hi together, here is the next update. After masking on and off, the paintwork is now done. Enjoy the pics. As always, feel free to comment my work. Questions are welcome. Hope you like it so far. Next is a coat of FUTURE and the decals, followed by another coat of FUTURE to prepare the model for the wash. Cheers, Chris

Today i want to show you the ongoing masking story... I made some copys of the decal sheet on paper, put the copy into a clear foil bag and attached some low adhesive masking foil above the needed decal. Then i cut out what was needed. The masks were attached to the model. And now, ready for paint! More will follow by the weekend i think. Stay tuned Cheers, Chris

Thanks Erwin! Glad to see you again

Thanks Periklis!

Cheers, Chris

...and i won´t tell you how much i tryed to get it equal on both sides... Thanks mate!

Finally a little bit more to show. The bird got its paint now... Next will be the weathering and some paint touch ups. Cheers, Chris

Hi OzH, thanks for the kind words. I just applyed some masking fluid over the tape, as the tape throws some bubbles on the edges. I couldn´t use a 10mm stripe of tape, as the fuselage´s shape don´t allow it. I cut the tape in small stripes to get them on parallel. The i covered the inside areas of the small stripes and that´s where the bubbles came up. Hope you know what i mean with my poor english... Chris

Thanks mates! Glad you like it

Hi all, it has been a long time till my last update, so here we go with another one. The model is in primer now, the white part of the ID stripes has been painted and already masked to spray the black parts next. I also drilled out two holes on each side, to attach some position lights. The last step before i set the bird in primer was to remove the old canopy rail and replace it by a U-shaped part. As i left of the cockpit, i had to do a canvas to cover up the canopy. I will paint the black stripes next, cover them and start the paintjob. This is a very simple one, but it should be much fun to do it Hope you like it. Cheers, Chris

Don´t leave your slogan "Props are for BOATS" Thanks mate, Chris

Hi Mike, not offended! After the paintwork, the ejector marks are not longer that visible as unpainted. The area between the ribs were very rough too, but all became smooth after the painting. An with the little mirror on the base, you won´t see them. The cockpit is really crap. That´s why i left it off and i´m going to cover the canopy by a canvas. Cheers, Chris