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RCAF's 100th - 1/48 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Start 26 Jan 22 - Finish 19 May 22

Started by lastvautour, January 27, 2022, 03:19:56 PM

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lastvautour

#15
March 31, 2022, 02:37:22 PM
Subassemblies are glued, puttied and sanded ready for primer coat. Components are tight fitting and final filler will proceed after priming and fine sanding.

Lou

Boomerang

#16
March 31, 2022, 09:57:09 PM
 Looking good Lou!

Cheers
Gordon

lastvautour

#17
March 31, 2022, 10:09:02 PM
Thank you Gordon. All three models on the bench have the same priority so I feel it should be finished mid April.

Lou

lastvautour

#18
April 17, 2022, 06:48:47 PM
Missed my original estimation on completion by a few weeks, or more. Expeditor is ready for [paint. First will be red then the metal finish with black de-icing booths.

Lou

lastvautour

#19
April 23, 2022, 04:34:46 PM
White upper fuselage masked and red sprayed on tail and wings tips.

Lou

lastvautour

#20
April 24, 2022, 02:41:07 PM
Lower fuselage/wings painted red. Next will be masking and application of metallic finish. I have yet to decided what brand I will use. The chrome I have looks good when originally sprayed but does not dry to a hard surface and needs a clear coat which take away the shine. I was looking at the chrome pencil seen on line and was wondering if anyone else has every tried it.

Lou

lastvautour

#21
April 28, 2022, 06:48:08 PM
White and red sections were masked followed by the first mist coat of metallic silver.

Lou

Gearup

#22
April 28, 2022, 08:52:38 PM
I like the idea of painting the trim coats first and covering the silver last. It seems that silver does not like to masked over.
Fraser

lastvautour

#23
April 29, 2022, 03:24:30 PM
Silver will lift no matter what your do. I use Tamiya tape on Future wax over silver to mask for the windscreen. And event then, care is really essential.

Lou

lastvautour

#24
April 30, 2022, 04:35:39 PM
Upper surfaces have their first sliver coat. Decals printed and await clear spray.  Shadow lettering is my own creation.

Lou

lastvautour

#26
May 01, 2022, 09:34:54 AM
It will be a bit duller once I have the clear coat, but that is the nature of metallic silver.

Lou

lastvautour

#27
May 03, 2022, 12:03:33 AM
Out of the paint shop.

Lou

lastvautour

#28
May 06, 2022, 08:29:48 PM
De-icing booths painted on main and horizontal wings. I will need some flexible tape to do the vertical stabs.

Lou
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