jeaton01
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I guess I forgot to start a thread on this one, so here is a recap to where it is now. The only non-kit thing is instrument panel decals developed from photos from a T-34 flight manual that's been in my library since forever. I have thousands of hours in Beech products but I can only recall flying a T-34 once, way back in college when the Navy came by looking for recruits. I aced the whole interview, and wrecked their day and mine when I told them I was color vision deficient. Narrow minded bunch! And then the other non kit thing is a weight I cast to fit in the nose. The kit calls for a full ounce of ballast up there, and I achieved that, although at this point I think .8 or .9 ounces would be more than enough.
I like to use blue as an undercoat for aluminum finishes for two reasons. One, what we see on reflective finishes, at least on sunny days, is a reflection of the sky, and two, I bought the paint stocks from a hobby shop that was closing some years ago so I have lots of Oldsmobile Engine Blue. After sanding the blue with 2500 grit sandpaper I rubbed the model down with SNJ aluminum powder. After fixing the multitude of sins that revealed I coated the model with Alclad ALC 101 aluminum.
I like to use blue as an undercoat for aluminum finishes for two reasons. One, what we see on reflective finishes, at least on sunny days, is a reflection of the sky, and two, I bought the paint stocks from a hobby shop that was closing some years ago so I have lots of Oldsmobile Engine Blue. After sanding the blue with 2500 grit sandpaper I rubbed the model down with SNJ aluminum powder. After fixing the multitude of sins that revealed I coated the model with Alclad ALC 101 aluminum.
