Looks good Kevin.  Great tips.

Nice work on the canopy and great tips.

Hi All,
Thanks for your comments.
Now onto the painting stage, firstly the whole airframe got a couple of light coats of Tamiya Grey Primer straight from the rattle can. After a day of drying, I took a 4000 grade microcloth and polished the paint surface. This gave a really silky smooth surface ready for the first colour.....White.
Area's that are going to be Yellow have been given an intial coat of Tamiya White, once properly dry this will be sanded with the 4000 grade microcloth in readiness for a Pink shade as undercoat for the Yellow.
Some pictures follow, thanks for looking.
Kevin     

I'll be interested to see how the yellow works out.

If it looks like a banana its OK 

Quote from: MSea on July 05, 2024, 03:21:27 PM
If it looks like a banana its OK 

The tip tanks will be as near to a Banana shape on this model!
Kevin

Hi All,
The 'Pink' areas are now painted. I used a mix of 9 parts Tamiya White to 1 part Tamiya Red. It gives just the right amount of pink hue I think I'll need.
Once properly dry, a quick smoothing session and then I think about 3 or 4 coats of Tamiya Yellow should suffice.
Some pictures follow, thanks for looking,
Kevin

Hi All,
First coat of Tamiya Yellow on. Happy with the way it covered and remained bright, the 'Pink' trick seemed to work okay. It will need at least another two thin coats to build up full opacity.
Once hardened will get a smoothing out before I mask the the Yellow areas that need further coats.
Some pictures follow:-
Kevin

Nice yellow.
Could be from Lincolnshire!

That's a good shade of yellow.

Quote from: chriswil42 on July 06, 2024, 03:11:32 PM
That's a good shade of yellow.

Thanks guys, not bad for the first coat.
I think I am going to warm the yellow slightly by adding a small drop of Red in the next Yellow coat. This Jet Provost was finished with 'Golden Yellow' trim, so at moment the Yellow is a bit too light/stark.
Have managed to mask the Yellow areas today, so tomorrow another coat will be applied.
Kevin

The yellow is coming along nicely. I must invest in some microcloths as I always seem to end up with lumps be it paint or varnish. The only positive side about using pads is they give a nice worn look to the paintwork.

Quote from: cph64 on July 07, 2024, 05:21:31 PM
The yellow is coming along nicely. I must invest in some microcloths as I always seem to end up with lumps be it paint or varnish. The only positive side about using pads is they give a nice worn look to the paintwork.

I have pads too, but I prefer the cloths. I use a variety of grades, but I find the 4000 grade has enough 'bite' to take out the rough spots, and leave your paintwork smooth and ready.
Kevin

Rough spots - sounds like one of my paint jobs - hohohhoho

Hi All,
Further coats of Yellow applied. Note that I have made the Yellow a little darker and less stark to match my references.
Some pictures at start of painting session to show differences, and two once yellow complete.
Kevin