Rick and Richie - thanks
One of the points of research on this aircraft was whether it had a compass in the starboard wing. The first prototype 122/15 did not originally, but Boelke's possibly could have. Ken Nyles model which I referenced did have the compass, but I was unable to contact him to ask about his reference for that. Since Boelke's 123/15 had been modified for service, and to removing the compass would invariably leave an ugly mark on the wing (considering my previous experience in such procedures) I decided to leave it on.
I spent a fair bit of time on the upper and lower surfaces of the wings and elevator to give them a shadow of the framework, but most of it got airbrushed into oblivion after all of the colour had been applied. I did add some oil and dirt staining after the fact near the wing roots.
The last photo shows the beginning of the rigging and control lines being added to the lower fuselage.
Cheers,
Gary
After laying down some dark brown lines they were masked using strips of Tamiya tape - used from a previous build.
A light spray of XF-22 was applied, after which the tape was removed and the rest of the colour filled in.
The completed starboard wing after painting, gloss coat, decalling and some dark staining added.
After gluing the wings in place, the cement was allowed to dry as the wings were set so as not to droop. Afterwards they were dead straight.
For the rigging and control lines, I used EZ-Line and a combination of different turnbuckles. For the elevator controls, here are Gaspatch 1/48 resin turnbuckles.
