Sterling P-51

Ken Cook wrote:I have a few models which I started and need to get them completed. I built a lot over the winter and the building parts went quite fast as I did most of them all at once. The problem is the finishing which I really hate to do. I lose interest every time about half way through it. It stinks, it makes a mess, the weather is never cooperating when ready. I'm too tired when I come home and there's always something that takes precedence over me painting.  I hate spraying dope as it stinks and it's a pain in the neck to clean everything.  I made it a point this week, I shot the silver last Sunday, Tuesday, I shot the blue on the tail and under the canopy. Wednesday, I shot the yellow and Thursday evening I shot the white and olive drab for the anti glare strip. This is Brodak dope which will be top coated with Sig Lite-Coat.

         I really don't like to rush stuff like this but I had to kick it up a notch and get this one completed. I still need to add decals and clear the model a few coats and cover the wings. It started to look so good that I'm about ready to polyspan the wings and just paint the entire model. I don't know. Power is a new Enya 25 SS.  I provided holes for a single nose wheel but more than likely it will be flown without the gear.