Le Grand Duc : Mistel 1

fitting test... 

This f..king fuselage ! The fittings are just... bad.  

Using a Lego structure for the installation of the wings to the fuselage... 

... with the appropriate angle ! 

Filling the trenches at the wing roots with "perfect putty" 

Ready for paint job ! 

Ready for painting ! 

Done with RLM65: base coat wiorked with different shades of blue and light grey 

Masking time... 

Base coat of RLM71  

Masking............. 😉 

Masking completed  

Unmasking... 

Under surfaces  

Gloss varnish coat applied... ready to put the decals on. 

Decal time ! 

port side decals. Need to add the small white numbers on the fin.  

Under surface panel wash.  

Starting the final work on the landing gear 

Eduard Brassin wheels and propeller fittings test.... Check ! 

Ok, old school method, with a brush... cutting a "5" in a sheet of paper... 

Job done ! 

Time to start the Bf-109 ! 

Cockpit completed.  

First test... Check ! 😉 

Scratching a new pitot tube for the Ju-88.  

Ju-88 is completed ! 

Masking the clearing parts and scratching the wingtip lights with clear sprue.  

Navigation light.  

Masks in place, ready for paintjob.  

Tamiya white primer... great tool. Time to think about the camouflage.  

Time for masking... again. ); 

Masking completed  

Masks... removed ! 

The Friedrich and a paint mule for the nexr step.  

Decals  

Next and final steps: finish the canopy, and install the antenna.  

Completed ! 

Completed ! 

Completed !