Big girl's looking good, Fred. 

Very very nice 👌 😊 😀

Thanks guys.

I weathered in the transfers today.  Surprisingly all it took was to dry brush over some light grey.  It tones down the walkway lines nicely

Op Chastise WIP 02-06-2024 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

 

Looking good 

Thanks guys.

Clear gloss over the transfers today.  I think i'll mask and paint the de-icer boots (I presume that is what the black areas on the leading edges are) before applying matt clear as I trust less than the gloss under masking tape (have I ever said I hate masking?).

Dame good stuff mate 👍 👍 

Quote from: zenrat on June 03, 2024, 05:17:20 AM(have I ever said I hate masking?).

it is straight lines... don't stress the straight stuff

No, it's curves.  B-17 boots run round the ends of the wings and stabs, and up the front of the rudder.
But they are simple curves and easy with Tamiya bendy masking tape.

b17 Op Chastise WIP 04-06-24 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Next is flat clear - a possible up-f**king moment as I haven't airbrushed this particular one (Vallejo Acrylic) before.

Looking good!

Good luck with the clear coat!

If it's anything like Ammos flat it shouldn't be a problem mate..sprays beautifully 

Well it's on.
Looked a bit patchy (sheen wise) when dog walking time came around but it wasn't fully dried.  Time will tell, but a level of patchy finish wouldn't be a bad thing.

"It's not a bug, it's a Feature!"

Seriously, if you can make any up-stuffs work for you, That's A Win!

I had a second go at the flat clear.  It's now good enough to go on.

B-17 Op Chastise WIP 06-06-2024 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Oddly a section of walkway transfer disappeared from the port wing between the weathering and the gloss clear.

I think I can confidently say that I will not get this finished before the deadline.

OK, this is where I got too...

B17 Op Chastise WIP 07-06-2024 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Some of the glazing crazed under the masks (not all, just some - sometimes there is crazing under one piece of mask but not under another on the same piece of clear styrene.  Odd).  I'm blaming Eduard's adhesive.  Same thing happened on an Airfix B-25.  In future I paint the glass with future before masking it.  Hopefully that will prevent this happening.
Future is also the cure for the crazing.  Painting it on improves matters a lot.  Not enough that it is perfectly clear but enough to stop me throwing the model against the wall.  The pic above has one coat of future on the clear parts.  There will be more.

...To be Continued...

<Chris, I would appreciate it if you could move this one the GB is over.  Thank you  >