Thank you Przemo! Yes, there are wonderful Italian foods - like Pizza! I am waiting patiently for the paint to cure completely... I even put it in the sun for a few minutes each day! Great to have you checking in Ken, I'm still referring to your build all the time - mine will never be as good! I'm still a bit confused about the way to paint the strut fittings and the metal spreader and control bars - black for early 13's has been documented, and blue is the flavour at the moment - in the Baracca photo they look dark. The centre section struts in many photos seem to be in the fuselage camo colours on some late examples! We may never know for sure... Thanks for your comments, Rick. Yes, I will mask off the colours (when quite dry) and paint the rest of the undersurfaces CDL or an impression thereof. (Confusing research here - light blue - grey also called out!). Zac, I can only fully recommend you go for a few airbrushing lessons with your friend! It does indeed open up new dimensions in your modelling... These days with no-name and cheaper brands it need not cost so much - and they do perform as well as the 50 year old Badger design...
Well, I spent time cleaning up the struts, big sprue attachment points and lots of flash so quite a chore... the painting in the back-gound (for research purposes only) shows an interpretation of the colours I mentioned above... I know a little strut is missing, he has been reunited with his buddies however...
Regards,
Marc