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Include multiple copies of every marking you need in case some of them smear while printing. If the model's background colors are strong, you will probably need to stack multiple copies of the decal atop one another to get sufficient color density. I arrange all artwork at the top of the page so that I can cut the top off the page and reuse the rest of the sheet in another pass. Don't allow anything to sit atop a newly printed decal until it's dried. IOW, don't print multiple copies without carefully removing each as soon as it's printed. You need to seal the artwork as the ink is water soluble. I've airbrushed Tamiya X-20 Clear with good results. As always with an airbrush, apply thin coats. MicroScale Industries makes a Liquid Decal Film that can also be used. Do not cut artwork across a color as it could bleed out the cut edge. You may need to experiment with printer settings to get the artwork to print correctly. If you're lucky, the decal paper or Google will provide relevant info. Despite all that, I found some decal sheets and inks didn't want to play well together. I've learned not to make decals with large aspect ratios. I made a couple of attempts to get the Cross pattée on the tail so that the arms wouldn't fold, tear, or stretch (which ruins the printed color). I was never able to get a long stripe to work. I masked and painted the Polish chessboard. I don't know what you mean by "provide an extra layer for the waterside film needed for the decals".

This was my favorite as a child. Perhaps even this version as the image evokes a memory...

As @SnøMotion wrote, the models and photos are so well done, that you might think some are of the full-scale vehicle. Again, bravo!

Dude! You do need to look at the small details of the photographs to confirm it's not the actual vehicle.

Very well done!

You could print some corrugated sheet, no?

Very nice work on that! I built mine to a lesser standard as all my builds are clean. I wasn't sure where to react with 'like' or 'laugh'. As for your 'friend', show them this

I'm sensing some ambivalence here. Don't you want that warm feeling every time you look at your online pride and joy?

Apparently, you haven't been to the Sierras. For the season ending in Spring this year, Lake Tahoe had 291 inches (7.39m) of snow; 597 in (15.16m) the year before There's actually snow for the entire length of the state including Cleveland National Forest, east of San Diego To your point, though...

That's an excellent build! And it's quite the huge beast! If I were to ever build that, I would so want to display it so the capsule was let into a cutout in the ceiling, like that famous picture of von Braun in his office. Have you seen the narrated Apollo 11 E-8 launch camera video? I grew up with the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs and remember them well. Sadly, my most vivid memory is being glued to the TV, waiting for the Eagle upper stage to lift off from the moon. I turned away from the TV for some foolish reason and missed the liftoff. 😱

Welcome aboard!

It looks like they showed the L-5A instruction booklet on the L-5B page. They show the right fuselage sprues... They do look good and at least one will find its way into my stash despite my growth moratorium. I'd love Sword to do an HW-75 or perhaps a Voyager.

Welcome aboard!

Also, you need to be in close enough so the paint is wet when it hits the model; tt should dry a few moments later. Not dripping, pooling, or glopping, but wet. You can see this with a 'grazing light', which hits the surface at an oblique angle. If you want a gloss coat, first get full coverage with those thin coats that @flyboy2610 wrote about, then apply a final 'gloss coat', which will be a little thicker and should stay glossy. If you go straight to the gloss coat without the coverage, you'll have nothing but pooling and tears...

Seriously outstanding work