Hey Jim,

just figures; as your humidity drops, ours hit 89% today. Was hoping to get the final touch on the trim colours (the canopy) today but no such luck.

The priming is a real eye opener! The good news is that I like to think of it as part of the build - it really tells you where you have to go to work. Before you start sanding, I'd hit the body filler (don't use anything that can't be wet sanded) to fill any uneven or low areas. You can then sand the lot uniformly down once the filler has cured (its pretty fast).

If it's any comfort, know that I spent 3 weeks preparing the fuse for basecoat. The actual white base coat went on in a week and the trim colours in a few days. I should also mention that I used three different types of primer - sanding primer, which you can use primarily in conjunction with the body filler to obtain a smooth sealed surface, high build primer (to fill any minor imperfections up to 1/16" deep) and primer sealer - the final layer prior to the colour basecoat.

If you are an experienced painter then the above is all moot but if you're not, you might want to look for a light grey high build primer that wet sands nicely. I used a polyester resin based primer which went on and wet sanded like a dream.

Keep at it, now that you're at the finishing stage, you're 40% there... [8D]

Once the model is finished, you'll be 80% there!

David.