Hi Guys, thanks...I noticed that D-Day subject seem to resonate with quite a few.
Fernando, one way is to dry fit and tape all the back ends then fill as much weight and using a dowel as a balance placed under the fuselage where the aligned main undercarriage would be until it tips forward confidently then I lock down all weights with CA or UHU glue.
John, yes keeping an eye on
Steve. The imagined dio would be too big an operation.
Ian, glad you caught up.
Peter, you make me blush
Camoflage it is then... I roughly sprayed a layer of earth brown then...
...tracing out the camo pattern paper masks, I tacked it with blu-tac and sprayed the green.
Once that was done I masked the top part of the Horsa to paint the black underside. Some paint peeled on removal of the masking but was corrected easily.
A layer of Future was sprayed overall and not just the areas for decalling to get an even shade as the Humbrol matt paint tended to darken or absorb the varnish.
It was set aside to cure after I glued the side access door. Thanks for joining the camo ride..
Cheers,
Richard