Been a bit of progress with the Abatros (very apt name as it is weighing me down and stopping me doing much else). Anyway, the thing with Bi Planes is that you cannot build them then paint them. You virtually have to paint it then build it. This is OK so long as everything fits, which I still don't know if it will or not. It is going to have to though, I am not turning back now.
With a paint then build, you have to follow a logical routine. Now, logically, you paint the lightest bits first and progress to the darkest. OK, not set in stone but it has worked for me. So today, I decided was paint as much as I can day. The lightest bit is the fuselage, a very light grey, so that was to be first. Until I realised I had missed a few bits off so that plan fell apart and I decided to paint everything I could except the fuselage. So I did.
A mock up of how it may look with the top wing on
The rather gorgeous tail, not glued up so don't mind the gaps (unless you are on a railway station then please do mind the gaps) Don't know why but iy looks a bit Celtic, Irish to me and even more so when the
decals go on but you will have to wait and see what I mean by that. (sorry it isn't very sharp. been rushing to get pics done)
Finally the 'wooden' propeller done by spraying with
Tamiya desert yellow and then wiping Burnt Umber oil on with a little bit of sponge.
Still an awful lot of work to do but I have broken the back of this build and it has finally started to come together.