This was probably the smoothest going kit I've built in a long time. The plane's landing gear had been painted, so it was just a matter of installing them in the wells, and then to tackle the canopy.
The decals were also a
breeze, they came off the backing paper in a few seconds. On the top of
the wing there were 2 white stripe decals. I didn't trust the white to
be opaque enough over the dark color, so I opted to mask and paint the
stripes on. But then when I put the Maltese Crosses on - yep the white
was opaque enough.
Usually adding vac form canopies are my nemesis and dread when that part of the build comes along.
I start all canopies the same way by giving it it's Future dip, and then letting it dry. The dip happened a few days ago, so it was ready to start cutting. The cut went smoothly, and I decided to paint the framework freehand rather than masking. I must say between the paint and fit this is my best one yet.
Thanks for looking.
While waiting for my I.M. pilot to arrive, I discovered that I had another Luft '46 plane in the form of Planet Models Horton VII flying wing.
Having built another Planet Models resin kit, they are very nice.
Diving right into it, I assembled the interior. One thing that caught me, and also caught me with the last Planet kit, is there are no specific spots for the seats etc... So gluing the parts in and then trying the cover on, I found I put the 2nd seat too far back. So I had to get the back seat, and stick out and reposition. Hopefully I remember for the next one... ;)
I think I took this pic *before* I had to move the seat. The other thing is that the back seat has it's own instrument console, but it goes on the top part. So you need to see where that fits in as well.
As mentioned there's not a lot of parts and while waiting for some sub assembly to dry I painted the bottom with RLM 65. The wheel wells and the interior will be painted RLM 2 -
More next time. Thanks for looking.
