"It LIVES!"
Really? After splicing and dicing and rebuilding several times, it is finished!
After the elves gave it a horrid yellow coat of paint I got to thinking, those cool DH 4's with the sunburst colors . . . Phoenix the exotic mythical bird that arose from its ashes . . . and the fact I live in Phoenix, it all seemed to make some sense.
So to get there there were some steps new to some of you. The bright yellow was a spray enamel, which gave me solid finish base
Then we get out the vinyl tape - bright colors of electrical tape sold in sets of 4-6 colors, make sure they are all glossy or flat finishes. A sheet of glass makes the cutting board, a sharp model knife, and a good straight edge.
Carefully peel off a length of tape making sure you do not stretch it and stick it onto the glass surface. You can now cut any shape you want out of the tape, peel it off the glass and apply it to your model. Simple and neat! I started with the blue leading edge, top side first lay it gently on the wing, adjust its final location and slowly stick the tape down the length of the wing, then wrap the tape around the leading edge.
Strips of red were cut then sliced diagonally making two matching triangles which are then applied to the wing, repeat until happy with the pattern. I chose red, yellow, and blue since they comprise the sunburst on our state flag.
Wrapped around the nose,
Repeat on the stabilizer, fuselage and add the insignias
Bottoms up!
Wrapped the red over the top and trimmed the tape into a point
Front view
Add bombs, guns, and a friend . . .
Fun fantasy colors with a bit of local "color" thanks to the elves! Now where is my Flag Buss?
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