A brace of Mosquitos

[Enzo the Magnificent]

I give the can a jolly good shake.  I then spray very thin coats...  and lots of them.   I also tend to lay the white down first, even if it is a minor part of the colour scheme.  I find that spraying it against masking tends to build up an unsightly edge.

[Geo1966]

On 6/10/2023 at 7:19 PM, Enzo the Magnificent said:

I applied a pre-primer coat of clear lacquer

 

Hi Enzo, what is the reason for this please as i have never heard of this approach.

 

George

[Enzo the Magnificent]

On 10/06/2023 at 19:19, Enzo the Magnificent said:

I applied a pre-primer coat of clear lacquer

 

40 minutes ago, Geo1966 said:

what is the reason for this please as i have never heard of this approach.

 

I sometimes have problems with paint lifting under masking tape.  I managed to reduce the chances of that happening by priming with Autotek grey plastic car primer from a rattle can.  It's important to note that Autotek produce a "grey primer" and a "grey plastic primer". The word "plastic" is important as the ordinary grey primer really doesn't like to be masked.

 

However, use of the plastic primer didn't eliminate the paint lifting entirely.  I found that Autotek matt lacquer holds to the plastic very securely indeed as it is a little "hotter" than the primer.   So I put down a coat of lacquer to "key" the plastic and follow it up with the grey plastic primer.  This has all but eliminated the problem.

 

Strictly speaking, the lacquer is the actual primer and the grey coat just provides a nice smooth surface which shows any imperfections. 

 

 

[Marklo]

I do find Simonez grey primer works pretty well.

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Uppersurfaces sprayed with Xtracrylx XA1003 Medium Sea Grey.  The undersurfaces were masked and sprayed with Tamiya XF-69 NATO black.  Colour schemes don't some much easier than this.  

 

 

 

Decals applied.

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

On the PR aircraft, I sprayed the black bands with Tamiya XF-6 NATO Black.   I have previously used Xtracylix PRU blue for the main collour in aircraft like this but I have come to believe that it is somewaht dark.  This time I used Lifecolor UA-621.

 

 

Decals applied.   The Airfix sheet does not provide the "keep off" markings over the radiators.  This may well be accurate for this aircraft, but I feel that a Mosquito does not look "right" without them, so I applied some from a decals sheet in the spares box.

 

 

This is a very smart looking scheme.  

[modelling minion]

They're both very smart looking schemes, very smart indeed.

 

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[81-er]

Both are looking good, Enzo

 

James

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Time to tempt the carpet monster again!

 

 

 

[modelling minion]

They're both looking great mate.👍

 

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[Enzo the Magnificent]

Okay...   I'm calling these finished!   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

 

 

 

 

 

A family portrait.

 

 

 

 

[modelling minion]

Oh yes, very smart indeed.

A lovely pair of De Havilland's finest.

 

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[Marklo]

Both look great. My Mossie is definitely next in the que after my leopard and  my  DH1 &2…..

[CliffB]

They look beautiful together Enzo (especially the stripey one ).

[81-er]

They're a fine pair, Enzo, well done

 

James

[TEMPESTMK5]

Very good job Enzo

 Best regards

Patrice