WC-130A Rainmaker

[Da SWO]

Hard to see, but the Blackdog exhausts fill the hole in nicely.

 

 

[Da SWO]

I did a little work over the last month.

 

I partially painted the fuselage.  I use spray cans and was concerned about my ability to get paint and masks on under the wings, 

 

 

I am also getting the engines mounted on the wings.  The OzMods engines are a little bigger than the mounting nacelles on the model, so putty and sanding (my two least favorite modeling activities) was the order of the day.

After getting everything done, I somehow snapped the one engine off and am now redoing the putty/sanding routine.  😞

 

 

 

 

I also started working on the props, I found a set of White Metal props at a model show and started painting them.  Interestingly, the Matte Black is glossy and not flat like I thought.  The props are painted silver, de-iceing boots and propeller hub are black, awaiting a dull coat.

Photo's I have found suggest a semi-gloss appearance ( @aircommando130 ?) with a shiny section near the tip.

 

 

 

Finally, I also built the two external tanks and am prepping them for paint.

 

 

 

 

[aircommando130]

The cuff where the blade flares out down to the prop dome is black too. Depending on how new the prop is 

kinda determines the shine of the black. 

 

Cheers....Ron