Zvezda 1/72 Yak-130 x 2 - A pair of Mittens!

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After letting the primer really dry overnight - the trainer was sprayed overall dark grey, and the display aircraft had the lower fuselage sprayed white.
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I'll let the white harden off overnight, then mask up & spray the red, which could be a tricky business!
The Yak-130 is around the same size as the BAE Hawk, with similar characteristics for performance, albeit with the safety of twin engines.
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I masked up the display aircraft & sprayed Revell Acrylic 'fiery red' - the only gloss red paint I have in my paintboxDSCF0491.JPGDSCF0493.JPG

My habit of decanting paint into a plastic shot glass, before thinning & airbrushing saved me a lot of hassle. I added IPA to thin - and the whole mix coagulated in a matter of seconds! Luckily I had enough paint to ditch this & try again, this time thinning with tap water,
which worked well. Another mental warning - this time about Revell paint ( originally bought for a Ferrari F1 car ). A bit of tidying up before moving on - undercarriage next, for both models.
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Looking good Dave, and a new mat ! hope you didn't pay full price for it :smiling2:
 

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A3 AK Cutting mat - £4.99 from John at Scale Model Shop - heavy duty - good quality - I was buying some paints, so added that, as my old one was a bit shabby.
That red paint - a real pig to spray, and you have to take extra care in cleaning your airbrush, or it will either clog the brush, or taint your next colour!
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These have taken a back seat whilst I have been fighting the Master Box figure, but I've managed to get the pilots installed & first pass of canopy paint. ( only dry fitted! )
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I did find I had to cut down the base of the backseaters' ejector seat, the canopy wouldn't close over it.
Dave
 
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