I now have more model kits that I can handle, including the P-51D Mustang, Black Hawk, F-9 Cougar, F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, Harrier II and a few others on the way. So I thought I’d better get on with it and really learn how to use my Aztek A470 airbrush and Revell compressor.
The F-11F Tiger kit I have is nothing to shout about, and in fact I think it’s kind of outdated as the panel lines are not recesses as in most of the other kits I have. This is old school model kit technology and some of the panel lines disappeared due to sanding and painting.
I painted the underside first with Tamiya XF-2 Flat White, which was the easiest part. The difficult part (for me) was painting the top part grey as this involves masking some areas. Also, the lines are not perfectly straight so I needed to cut the masking tapes accordingly to create it exactly as the kit said it should be done.
It took quite a while actually as I had to learn how to use the Tamiya masking tape as well. It became a pretty messy job and one thing I noticed was that the line between the white and grey was too sharp. Well, this model kits sucks anyway so I’ll just see how it goes.
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