Wolverine Jayhawk Build, Part 7, White Undercoats

Filler/Primer was sprayed and sanded to surface.

Notice that any remaining filler/primer was scraped off the root edge fin gluing line.

White undercoats are important - 

1. They brighten up final finish colors

2. It shows any rough areas that might need to be cleaned up before the final color is sprayed.

Here's what I mean about rough areas after the white undercoat.

I honestly don't know what happened here. (How many times have you asked yourself that!)

The rough area was sanded smooth and would require another coat of undercoat white. 

I didn't want to re-shoot the entire model. 

TIP: The picture on the right shows a "floating" mask. A hole was torn in a paper mask and was taped so the edges wouldn't touch the surface. The paper mask was about 1/4" above the surface.

You can do this with a quick shot of filler/primer or if the area isn't too rough, just the white undercoat. This isn't recommended for the final darker color. Any rough or raised edge can be lightly sanded and feathered into the surrounding area after the paint dries.

After the small white shot was sanded the overall orange was sprayed.

I still have to paint that nose cone tip black.