Continuing on, what seems weird to be is that the diagram didn't call for the window installation to come before I closed up the fuselage - like you'd usually see. OK, I'll play along. Since the interior is gone I sprayed some thinned Smoke color to tint the windows.
Next was to put on the tail wing/fin assembly, and then it was time for paint. After a coat of black primer, I tried a mottling pattern as seen on a video from a You Tuber.
The box art offered two options - bare metal and a blue color. The fuselage was no where clean enough for bare metal so blue it was. After that the decals went on without problems, and some weathering.
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Next it was time to install the windows, and just when things were going so well I got the smack in the face when the windows didn't fit. Did they need more sanding? were they really meant to go in earlier? I don't know. I tried to sand down the front window to know avail. I just ended up breaking it.
The next thing to try was taking some of the clear packaging plastic and make a wind shield out of that. Trial fittings showed it could be done, but a shim of sheet styrene was need to close the gap. Once the glue was all set up the plastic needed to be trimmed in some places. I also decided the windows needed to be shinier, so clear UV resin was applied over the windows and set with the light.
I saw somewhere that the plane was skimming across the water, and decided I'd make a little base to look like that. But with the blizzard that hit us and all the shoveling, I still haven't made it to Hobby Lobby for a box to use as a base. Til then it's sitting on a black cube. Thanks for looking.
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