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With the better weather here I've had some distractions but I have a report on the Rufe. Canopy is on and masked. The bottom was painted the Nakajima grey green, and then the upper surfasces were painted with Alclad dull aluminum, followed by a clear coat to protect it. You will see that there is some silver on the left lower wing but it was just aluminum powder that wiped off with a damp paper towel. Today I put on an uneven coat of Nakajima Dark Green on the upper surfaces. When it has dried for a while I will do some chipping, and also add the yellow wing ID strips on the wings. All the paints are Mr Color.

Looking good John! This has got me thinking about building a Rufe one day soon...

Well, yesterday after my last update, I had a little free time left in the afternoon, so I glued the wings on to the fuselage



Not too bad a fit, but on the bottom there is a pronounced step and gap



I will have to deal with the step & gap next week when I resume work on this next week...

At least its on the bottom, but the butterfly flaps cross it, that will be fun...

A bit more on the Rufe, some markings painted on. I'm going to weasel out and use decals for the remainder.

Looking good, John

Brilliant work Carlos and John - they both look superb!

I though it was time I jumped in, here's my build for the GB.

Stuart wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:42 pm Brilliant work Carlos and John - they both look superb!

I though it was time I jumped in, here's my build for the GB.

Nice Stuart. Gorgeous kit. I have the A6M2. It looks to pretty in the box to start ...

jeaton01 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:50 pm A bit more on the Rufe, some markings painted on. I'm going to weasel out and use decals for the remainder.

Your Rufe is looking good John. I decided to paint my floats separately and attach at the end -- will see how that goes.