Hi all...

Ok... I know I STILL have to cover my model even if I paint it!

I'm looking to get a nice shiny new model for christmas, and I was wondering how best to finish her...

I haver had plenty of experience in using iron on/geat activated coverings (and by the way, the video guides on these forums are EXCELLENT!) but so far I have only used Solartex and applied a single clour scheme on a piper cub.

My next model will be a more complex scheme (an RAF Chipmunk) so what would you recomend? I'm happy to use Solarfilm and solartrim for this project, but I see a lot, if not most people paint their creations...

What benefits are there to painting compared to coloured films and can you recomend some good reading on the subject?!

And also, if I were to paint, while I can understand how you would seal the wood on a sheeted structure then paint it, what material would you cover the open structures like the wings with before painting?

Thanks!