After all modelling is frequently about deceiving the eye, not necessarily representing the world as it would be at scale.
Stephen.
Many thanks Stephen, that is something I have a tendency to forget. I remember my art teacher encouraging me to paint what I see instead of what I know to be there. your sage advice is very much the same thing, I shall remember it from now on!
The painting and weathering are Fantastic Richie! The fuselage now looks gorgeous with the stitching, oil stains, etc. ! I am as I think I have said Really Impressed with your work!
RAGIII
That is very kind of you Rick, just don't go zooming in too closely on the pictures though!

Well it was like a late October day here with low temperatures, high winds and rain. Lots and lots of rain. The good news is that I had time for our great hobby again.
The Union Jacks were proving to be a pain, probably due to user error my cutter struggled to produce useable masks so I had to resort to decals from ebay. The blue was the wrong colour match for my roundels so I just masked and airbrushed them;
Modified Union Jack blue. by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
Once on the model they were masked again and a white border sprayed round them, bit of waste of time as it doesn't show up at all.
Bristol Scout scratch build by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
The little leather reinforcement patches for the rigging were made from masking film, as were the underwing pulley inspection hatches. Unfortunately I painted the roundels slightly out of place with the result that these are slightly too far towards the wing tips. I quite like them though and can live with the small error. The little catches are just thin strips of lead foil I wound round a 0.5mm brass rod.
Bristol Scout scratch build by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
Bristol Scout scratch build by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
I had another little play with oil washes round the stitching and spattered a little onto the fuselage for good measure. If I don't like it tomorrow it will be easily removed. Oh the joy of oil paints!
Bristol Scout scratch build by
Richard Williams, on Flickr
Not a lot to show for the many hours I spent but I enjoyed it and didn't get cold and wet. I'm hoping to finish this project by the end of the month so hopefully a new project can start by August.
Many thanks for reading, as ever all tips, advice or criticisms are gratefully received.
Richie