The Arrow sim exterior was always intended to be painted, but time has never been available to make a start…. but today, being a cruisy, day-after-boxing-day… it was time. I prepared a simple side view of an Arrow, and then projected it on to the side of the sim, scaled until it looked about right then traced around it in pencil…
First test, playing with scaling to make it look “right”. Nathan is flying the sim and working as my model.
Main details pencilled in (though it’s not a good photo…) and the “Arrow IV” logo printed on an OHP slide attached…
It’s not terribly apparent in the photo, but I have the nose gear drawn, and scaled so that it just touches the floor, which I *hope* will look cool once it’s all painted. I’m not sure what I’ll do for a background, may be a solid blue-sky colour, maybe clouds, maybe more detail….
The plan is to paint the base colours, then use striping tape to mark all the panel lines and details, and finally paint the background. I know… that’s backwards, but I’ve never been known for thinking things through fully before I start 😉