RE: Painting-Where did I go wrong?
Dreadnaut, did you use a prep wipe before you started, anything to get rid of the grease from you handling the model between coats, Prepsol is what I use.
oh and for those who use a tag rag, BEWARE, make sure that you don't smudge overspray or anything else on the tag rag onto your plane before you clear coat.
I have to look at a couple of smudges on my ship and I tell you, it makes me cry.
Also I've had problems in the past with fisheyes, because my gun was spitting air tool oil, or water from the compressor. a water separator will catch all that nasty stuff.
And finally, I can only suggest again that 3m fine line tape is the BOMB for trim colours. It's a vinyl style tape with a VERY clean edge. you pay a lot for it, but how much is a good finish worth to you?
$2 AUD for 6 rolls of crappy yongle tape, or $13 AUD for 20m of 1/4" fineliner. you do the math.