Prior to painting three coats of poly brush thinned 3:1 are applied, the first if a mist coat, the next two are cross coats. The Poly Fibre manual and video are invaluable.
Tail feathers and fuse ready for the spraying of the poly brush
I made up a temporary spray booth from poly sheeting hung in the workshop
An inexpensive compressor and spray gun
After the poly brush comes the poly spray. Again thinned but this time 4:1. This is the start of the second coat
Two coats of poly tone follow the poly spray. I masked for the edge colour with what I thought was the correct tape. I did get a little bleed through on the tape where I didn’t press the tape down hard enough. The cheap masking paper I used also let a little paint through. Use the best you can get! I can clean things up though. Photo shows the vertical stabilizer and rudder completed
Horizontal stabilizer and elevators completed
Center section completed
The rear of the fuse turning stand
The front of the fuse turning stand showing the fuse masked ready for the poly brush, poly spray and poly tone.
The front of the fuse …….
…. and the rear of the fuse now complete.
Starting to get the peripherals on
In the Hangar with the wings attached