The Little World

Sometimes I make work for myself, and sometimes people make it for me.

This Airfix US Navy scheme is really quite simple – the top light gull grey and the bottom white – but the navy decided to complicate things by painting some of the flying surfaces in white as well. Indeed they also apparently painted the flying tail silver, which meant multiple masking.

At least they had the decency to make it straight lines and the Airfix moulders have left indications of where to go. If you are using fairly quick-drying lacquers this sort of scheme will be done in an afternoon. And with gloss lacquers, there will be no need for a clear coat before the decals.

The difficult spot under the exhaust is simple with paint-on rubber masking.