Mikromir Percival Provost T.1 1/48

[Bigkev]

Small update.
Having added the exhaust hole in the cowling, and the air scoop to the upper cowling, a coat of Mr Surfacer White was sprayed on.
It revealed a couple of niggling areas where there was a sink mark or incomplete panel line.
Duly addressed, it has now had a couple of coats of Tamiya White Primer from a rattle can.
Next the Day-Glo Red.
Kevin

[Bob C]

It?s coming along nicely Kevin.

Bob c

[chriswil42]

Good progress Kevin.

[MSea]

Lots of detail

[cph64]

Coming along nicely. Keep at it.

[Bigkev]

Hi All,
Masking now completed after about 4 hours work. To start off, I applied some circular masks to where the roundels will be on the airframe and a block on each side of the tail where the insignia bars will be. Protecting the white primer will hopefully mean the white in the roundels, etc will remain bright and not need a white decal disc underneath the roundel decals.
I made sure that the discs were just slightly smaller than the outer dimension of the blue ring, and the tail block the correct height.
The remaining masking was done with Tamiya tape and paper.
Cheers,
Kevin   

[chriswil42]

Time consuming isn't it?

[Bigkev]

Yep, Chris it is.
However now done, I've added some pictures of it all masked before applying the first coat of Red.

I've used Mr. Hobby paints for the Red, a paint I've not used before, but with some thinning with Mr. Hobby thinner, it sprayed really well. Being Red, it is a very translucent  colour to apply and I think I'll need at least 3 or 4 coats to get an even finish.

Note to self:- Remember to spray the undercarriage fairings first on the the next spray session, I missed them......Doh!

Some pictures of before and after the 1st coat of Red for your info.

Thanks, for looking.

Cheers,
Kevin
     

[chriswil42]

That's looking bright!

[Bigkev]

Thanks Chris, think I could have needed some sunglasses at one point!

Anyway, masking removed. It all came out really well except for a slight 1mm alignment issue on one wingtip, about 5mm in length. To correct this, rather than respraying the offending alignment I have decided you to put a small sliver of Day-Glo Red decal strip as a repair. To do this I used some clear decal film, first sprayed white, then Day-glo Red. The resulting patch of decal can be seen ready to apply. The extra will also be used if any further repairs are required.

The propellor tips have been sprayed in Tamiya Yellow.

Then it was time to mask out the Dayglo Red areas. Again using paper and masking tape, with a piece of sponge masking the cockpit. The propellor blades and nose spinner were also masked in readiness for the polished metal spinner backplate.
Next up, some Tamiya AS-12 Silver.
Some pictures follow;-   

[chriswil42]

Definitely very bright.

[Bob C]

Looks great modelling.

Bob c

[cph64]

This will definitely stand out on the table when it appears at a Meeting.

[Bigkev]

Thanks Guys,
Managed to get the Tamiya Silver AS-12 applied now. I find it really easy to apply, it sprays really smooth.
Two thin coats and 'Hey Presto'
Kevin

[Bigkev]

Well moving on.
Masking removed, and I was pleased to see that apart from a very small patch under the wing by the flap the Silver had covered as expected. Also you can see the mismatch on the dayglo Red mentioned earlier in the build.
I have prepared a small section of decal film painted in silver to go with the dayglo Red to cover these eventualities.
I was pleased to see that roundel and insignia areas were nice and white ready for decals.
Whilst I was waiting for the paint to dry, I checked my references and found out the seat backs were the same colour as the seat pads, so they got a coat of brown . Also I had made a replacement fire extinguisher on the A-Frame in the cockpit. This was far too large, so it will be removed and replaced with a more suitable replacement.   
Some pictures follow:-
Kevin