Dave Ward's Revell/ICM 1/48 Beech C-45F Expeditor

[Dave Ward]

Masking removed from the cowlings. Probably due to the number of coats of yellow, some bleeding has occurred.
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Next, I'll have to mask off the cowls, and the de-icer boots on the wing, the I'll be able to get the wing sprayed aluminium.
I've added the fuselage windows - there are 3 remaining cockpit glazing bits, that I'm painting the frames before adding to the model.[ATTACH]325070[/ATTACH]
Not far off final assembly, it will all come together quickly
Dave

[Guest]

That yellow has come out alright, and at least painting some green over it shouldn’t be any problem

[Si Benson]

Yellow is a so and so, I remember from my Warhammer 40k days.
The citadel paint had terrible coverage so I used to prime every thing in white!

[Guest]

All yellow has terrible coverage, even worse than red. It doesn’t really depend on which paint you use (though some are better than others) because it’s inherent to the colour/pigments. Priming in white, or some better-covering colour close to what you actually want, like sand, is the best way to get it to cover OK, if you ask me.

[Dave Ward]

I masked the wings - using Tamiya masking film, and gave the wings a couple of misted coats of aluminium. Then, always a tense moment, the masks were removed....................[ATTACH]325305[/ATTACH][ATTACH]325304[/ATTACH]
Not bad - no bleeding, I was very careful to press down the mask edges.
The cockpit is glazed - these were a tight fit, and once they had eventually clicked into place, I decided to leave well alone - I'll have to deal with the gaps & retouch the paint, especially the glare panel shortfall, but generally OK[ATTACH]325303[/ATTACH]
I don't know how I fouled that up - the other side is OK. I have the instrument panel to fit, and then I can think about uniting the 2 assemblies
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Parts finally united. Glue, of any sort removes the aluminium paint, so more touch up required. I should have given an overall gloss varnish before joining![ATTACH]325542[/ATTACH][ATTACH]325543[/ATTACH]
After attending to the seams, I will have to gloss coat over all, before beginning the decal application. This is proving to be a challenging build, but I think will be worth it!
Dave

[Guest]

I must say I like the looks of the plane in that metal finish.

[Dave Ward]

Metal finishes look good, but they show up every flaw, and seem to mark very easily - I'll be glad when I can get a protective varnish coat over everything!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

After a gloss varnish overspray, a light panel wash, and now ready for decals..............[ATTACH]326075[/ATTACH]
Taking much longer to make than I anticipated - but I'm still enjoying this build
Dave

[yak face]

Looking lovely now dave , its got very classic lines hasnt it? Cheers tony

[Dave Ward]

Decals added, they're a bit thick, and don't seem to be reacting to the Decalfix, so I've given them another coat, and will leave overnight to really dry out[ATTACH]326215[/ATTACH][ATTACH]326216[/ATTACH]
not far to go now
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Model Finished - pictures in the completed section
Thanks for looking in:thumb2:
Dave