Back to the He 115: The fuselage was joined up after some trimming of parts then the wings and tailplanes were added along with the engine cowlings which were attached with Mastik to simplify masking. The floats were also made at the same time then it was out with the primer followed by matt aluminium and then chipping fluid in places. After masking the fuselage openings it was time for my airbrushes to be defeated by the Humbrol artexes yet again so once more it was out with the hairy stick. RLM 04 Yellow was applied to the wingtips and once dry it was also masked and RLM 65 Lichtblau applied to the undersurfaces. Lots more masking and it was the turn of RLM 72 and 73 for the upper surfaces. In hindsight I should have fitted the nose glazing to each half of the fuselage before joining it up as it took a lot of work to get it in place and things got even worse when I went to fit the upper decking. This was shorter than the location point and the glazing had a short shot at the rear which isn't apparent in the photo. A combination of PPP and Glue and Glaze have been used to start filling the gaps but more work will be required. It appears that when Revell took over the Matchbox moulds they didn't tidy them up or make corrections, strange as they went overboard on the decals.

You could always leave lots of the bits off and model her as being in harbour waiting to be scrapped after the reactor incident?

The dials and the placards really make the office look busy. Re the filler I'd forgotten about using tape to minimise overspread, thanks for reminding me.

As Zak went with Blade Runner I'll go with Mandalorian with Expanse as a cheeky side bet.

I didn't know you knew any Klingon phrases! Anyway re the mould lines on soft plastic I read that you can use Tamiya Extra Thin brushed on to remove them.

Would white over grey primer have helped?

Another piece of great work.

After a coat of Klear the kit decals were applied with swastikas from Xtradecal for a machine of 2/Ku.Fl.Gr. 406 operating out of Tromso Norway in 1942. Despite using Set and Sol there was still a little silvering to be fettled as best as. All the small bits that could fall off or break, some did whilst cutting from the sprues. I blame the heavy connection points, these were repaired, and it was on with a coat of Acrylic Satin varnish after some weathering. Once dry the masking was removed and a little touching up followed to rectify bleed through. The tow bar for the beaching trolley was added, this is supposed to fit into holes in the frame but the lugs were over size so I just superglued it to the frame. Not a silk purse from a sow's ear but it looks like a 'Clog' so I'm happy.