Skyhawk progress

The pilot was painted and put in place and the front glass was also put in place.

Pilot in place
Pilot in place

And then the canopy was put in place with blue tac.

Canopy in place
Canopy in place

I used medium grey as a kind of primer to check for flaws.

Underside primed
Underside primed

Some flaws was puttied and sanded.

Minor flaws sorted
Minor flaws sorted

Then it was primed again.

Primed again
Primed again

As was some covers.

Covers primed
Covers primed

I had to sort a minor flaw created when I sanded the top of the plane. Once that was fixed, I could put on the first cote of paint, RAF medium sea grey.

Underside painted
Underside painted

I’ll let it dry and then start masking for the first topside camo colour.

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