Masking tape (sticky side out) lines the inside of the 3" diameter body tube.
A rolled up piece of paper towel is stuffed into the recessed area around the motor mount tube. A piece of tape helps hold this in position.
A piece of cardstock is rolled and slid into the upper end of the main airframe. This keeps the paint out of the inside wall of the tube. A few pieces of tape keep it tight in the tube.
White undercoats follow.
You will need solid cover white undercoats if you are painting the Great Goblin a light color like the suggested yellow. Yellow spray paint is somewhat transparent.
The grain on a few fins showed through even after the CWF and gray filler/primer coats. This might require a few more white sprays, sanding between coats.
Learn from my mistakes and follow Chris’s advice. When using lighter colors like yellow that can go on almost translucent the white undercoat is critical. I tried to go the white primer route, skipping the white undercoat, so now I have multiple heavy coats of yellow on my GG and lots of sanding ahead to fix the sags and runs!
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DeleteFor your comments. More on the paint issues coming up!