MPC Martian Patrol Part 6 Paint Prep

I started to prep the parts for their final color.

Here's the body tubes after seam filling, gray primer and sanding.

These reminded me of the old Competition Model Rockets (CMR) tubing. The CMR tubes seemed to have a wrinkled white outer layer. The larger tube had a much rougher surface.

The round saucer caps and square saucer mounts were set on scrap cardboard for a white undercoat spray. The square mounts were set on masking tape with the sticky side up. The round caps were just punched into the cardboard.

The fin can was to be undercoated white, the final color is gloss red.

Again I used masking tape set on a dowel with the sticky side out for use as a painting wand. Both of the inside surfaces of the fin rings were covered with masking tape.