She is all closed up, the colours are on, "Futured", and after 3 days of drying most of the decals are on as well. For the PC12 I used my own PC10 Mix as a base and added about 30% of Model Master RAL 8017 "Schokoladenbraun", then about 10% white to lighten it up. I'm fairly pleased with the resulting "reddish brown" and believe it's as close as one can get to the, lets face it, really unknown PC12 shade. Here's a shot of the upper wing compared to the regular PC10 on my SE5a.
The paint throughout is Model Master enamel. I hand brushed the gloss overcoats of Future for the pre decaling finish and will continue to use the brush method. I have consistently had trouble airbrushing Future and the hand brushing provided for less cleanup, more control, and excellent results IMHO. Thanks to Chris Johnson of our Forum for the recommendation.
Here`s a few photos of the bits and pieces in their bright shiny glory; she`ll be getting a sprayed coat or two of flat or semi gloss clear before I start on the Post Shading part. I elected to do Post rather then Pre Shading on this one, another new procedure for me. The Pheon Decals were, as always, excellent. I use Micro Set and Sol more out of habit then necessity and they are on very nicely.
and a shot of the bottom wing lower. The camera reminds me to touch up the PC12 wrap under.
I am off on a 6 day trip to a Family event and, on return, will get at the Post Shading and weathering. Most of the other components are finished so the completion should not be too far away, a very fast build for me!
Hopefully will add another update in about 10 days.
Cheers,
Lance
