To paint or not to paint, if I decide to not paint the model, any suggestions on best way to polish the nose cone, never done a model build before, so every thing is new to me,Ron

Hi Ron,

My best advise would be to use several grades of "Micromesh", readily available on ebay.

It comes in several grades and can be bought in a set, from a few grades of cushioned abrasive up to a full set of abrasive pads, finger files and a polishing fluid with cloth.

Good news is that they don`t wear out like sandpaper or emery cloth.

Here is a link to a basic pack. There are many other options as I said, just look around ebay.

Super shiney

Should you choose to leave your Spitfire unpainted you will have to use a clear coat over the whole model to prevent oxidization.

Here is a picture of two of my Lancaster spinners. One untouched and the other with a basic clean up using micromesh, sufficient for painting.



With just a bit more effort, you`ll get even better results.

Hope this helps.

Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)