Thanks Fredrik and Ken
Yes Ken , those are hand holds recesse's in the fuselage . Kit ones where cut out and back with new boxes and 30x30 for the hand hold . The recesse's were lined with doped fabric and this will get paint later on in the build . Ya , the rudder look like a starving cow so I sanded it back a bit .
Weekend progress has come to end . Fuselage has it's white paint / wheels / top flying surfaces are only coated lightly with white . Ribs will get masked off and Tamiya smoke will be sprayed along the edges . Once removed , one more light coat of white to blend it together . Bottom sides get different treatment . These ares will be sprayed black first . Ribs und spars plus the edges get masked off . Tamiya buff will be sprayed on . Masking removed followed by another light dusting of buff finishing this off with a few light coats of white . Shading I will do before the masking gets removed . Not pictured is the rudder which is also black based waiting for masking and more painting ! Cab struts are painted and the wood done on the inter struts . Landing gear got black based as well in prep for the metal coat . Guns I shot Tamiya black all over them and the cowl as well and just couldn't leave the spinner by itself - it got black as well . Prop is ready for further graining but this will be done with pencil crayon after a seal coat of flat varnish .
