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Good day everyone out there! I bought the said kit last year and it goes along nicely with my slowly growing collection of Russian Airliners. My first was the gorgeous TU-154 but this was ruined by the utterly poor decals. I have decided that I would like a fleet of Aeroflot aircraft in the silver and blue livery, so with that regard has anyone used the kit decals with the Zvesda A-320? They do look alot better than what I have come accros before, and are certainly alot better defined. My problem is I don't want to risk a repeat of my 154 fiasco after spending ages masking and spraying. So has anyone used the kit decals and how successful were they? Much obliged Bob

Hi all, i am searching for good and well printed roundels and markings for RFC birds, like the Camel and especially the S.E.5.A, any ideas ? Best Regards Bernd

Good morning everyone, My lovely wife has decided to buy me a copy of the 1/32 Hawker Hunter by Revell because just because. I want to paint it up in Indian Air Force colours but have not been able to find any appropriate decals in this scale after an evening spent searching. Do any of you fine modellers, artists and plastic craftsmen and engineers know of any I may have missed. Also, is there any good aftermarket for the aircraft, and more importantly does it need it? Cheers and thank you ladies and gentlemen, any help and guidance you can provide will be very gratefully recieved indeed, I remain, your most obedient servant etc. etc, Viv PS: why do two and a half year olds wake you up so early? Why? Edit: for early morning typos

Hey guys, I just started trying out micro sol, and I'm having some issues. After I apply the decal down to a gloss coat achieved with future, when I apply the micro sol a white, milky substance appears that dries and ruins my paint job. Any ideas?

I am thinking of buying the Authentic Airliners E190, and I want to build the Helvetic plane I flew on a few days ago. Does anyone make Helvetic decals? If not, I would be just as happy with Lufthansa, or buying the E195 and making one of the many Air Dolomiti ones I've flown on, or really any other airline, but I would quite like to make the Helvetic one. Does anyone know about decals?

Hello all My father in law worked on Lightnings with 5 Squadron at RAF Binbrook in the early 70s, and I'm hoping to make him a replica of a machine he may have worked on from that era as a surprise and a reminder of his time there. I've got the Airfix kit, but am struggling to find appropriate decals. I saw CT Modeller's build in 1/72 of a Lightning in the scheme I'm looking to do (http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234958536-5-squadron-lightning-f6/) but the research I've done so far into decal options at 1/48 doesn't provide any options for a 5 Squadron lightning from that era, like this one below. Does anyone know of any decals that might be available for such a scheme? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks very much Adam

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Hullo all, I recently came across the nose art for this Halifax B.VII: I'd rather like to build a model of this machine, if possible, hopefully using the new Revell kit that's due out this year, as I believe the B.VII had radial engines. Does anyone know if this scheme has ever been replicated on a decal sheet in 1/72? Is it even possible to build a B.VII from a B.III? What are the differences?

Well I got myself the excellent Zvezda TU-154, the kit is a dream. It fitted together very nicely, minimal filler and I think very good surface detail. I painstakingly airbrushed the Aeroflot silver and blue colour scheme, and it looked quite nice (even if the blue wasnt quite right!). Then I came to decal it. The decals are very poor. Poor standard of printing and then when applied they wouldn't settle down so tried a bit of Micro Set and then disaster. They just wrinkled horribly, I had left it overnight and the state in the morning was bad. I had to rub down the cheat lines and the flag on the tail was wrecked. I have now rubbed down and dont know where to go from here. I did ponder on doing some heavy weathering and go for a faded look but not sure if it would work on the tail. Or trying to paint in the red white and blue but would not be able to replicate the highlights on the flag. I really dont want to strip it and start again. I have their A320 in the stash but am worried those decals may be poor as well, any ideas? The tail areas: I have already repainted the orange cheat line, but can fade it if necessary

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I've got the decals, but not the instructions which isn't really very helpful! Anyone able to help me out with a scan of the instructions please? I'm not in a huge rush, but wouldn't mind having them in time for the Sea King STGB if anyone's able to help. Thanks in advance, Mark.

Does anyone know if decals were ever made for this P-47D? I don't normally (ever) build US subjects, but something about how happy the bird looks really amuses me. I know Big bottom Bird II has decals, but does this aircraft?

Ok, as the RAF are finally getting their aircraft delivered, does anyone know of any decal suppliers doing any for the Revell 1/72 kits? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-uk-a400m-atlas-delivered-to-the-raf

I have printed some decals and now need to varnish them before cutting out and applying. Printed using Mr. Decal paper and Epson colour-fast inks. When in place, the model will be brush-coated with Winsor & Newton Galeria. Last time I had a problem with the varnish "spotting" in little blobs rather than settling down smooth. I am assuming that this was because the paper is porous, so the solvent gets sucked down before the splatted droplets can merge. It's especially noticeable when you have a glossy final finish. Has anybody had better results with some other brand of spray can?

hi hope this is posted in correct area. just finished my hobbyboss zlin-142, and when putting on decals they just disintegrated so have none left to finish my project. I was wondering if anybody knows where to buy decals for this particular aircraft, would apppreciate any help I can get on subject

Someone better get printing 1/48 VF-84 Jolly Rogers F-14A Decals things are getting ridiculous £95 for decals ! ... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181565823396?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

- A-7bis Soviet autogyro from Amodel in 1:72 scale (AMO72257) - Tupolev Tu-134 UBL from Amodel in 1:72 scale (AMO72268) - Tupolev Tu-134AK with eqipment 'Balkani' from Amodel in 1:72 scale (AMO72299) - ATO(anti-terroristic operation), East Ukraine 2014. Part II from DAN Models in 1:35 scale (DAN35003) - ATO(anti-terroristic operation), East Ukraine 2014. Part III from DAN Models in 1:35 scale (DAN35004) - Stepladder aviation technical #2 (5 steps), height 47mm from DAN Models in 1:48 scale (DAN48510) - Stepladder aviation technical #3 (7 steps), height 70mm from DAN Models in 1:48 scale (DAN48511) - ATO(anti-terroristic operation), East Ukraine 2014. Part II from DAN Models in 1:72 scale (DAN72004) - Big Boy Locomotive from Revell in 1:87 scale (RV02165) - Wiesel 2 LeFlaSys (Waffentruger OZELOT) from Revell in 1:35 scale (RV03089) - GTK Boxer (GTFz) from Revell in 1:35 scale (RV03093) - SPz PUMA from Revell in 1:35 scale (RV03096) - M1A1 (HA) Abrams from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03112) - Panzerkampfwagen IV from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03116) - Pz.Kpfw.haubitze PzH 2000 from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03121) - Tiger II Ausf.B from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03129) - French Leclerc (T.5) from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03131) - Merkava Mk. III from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03134) - Leopard 2 A6M from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03180) - Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03184) - Sd.Kfz. 7 from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03186) - Leopard 2A5 / A5NL from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03187) - Leopard 2A4/A4NL from Revell in 1:35 scale (RV03193) - Dingo 2A GE A2 PatSi from Revell in 1:35 scale (RV03233) - Russian Battle Tank T-90A from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03301) - P-26A Peashooter from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03990) - Alpha Jet E from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV03995) - C-160 Transall from Revell in scale (RV03998) - Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet from Revell in 1:450 scale (RV03999) - F14A "Black Tomcat" from Revell in 1:144 scale (RV04029) - F-117 Stealth Fighter from Revell in 1:144 scale (RV04037) - A-10A Thunderbolt from Revell in 1:144 scale (RV04054) - F/A-18D Wild Weasel from Revell in 1:144 scale (RV04064) - Northrop B-2 Bomber from Revell in 1:144 scale (RV04070) - Fairey Swordfish Mk.I/III from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04115) - Fokker DR. 1 Triplane from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04116) - Ju 88 A-4/D-1 from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04130) - Hawker Hurricane Mk II C from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04144) - P-51D Mustang from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04148) - P-47 D Thunderbolt from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04155) - Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04160) - Spitfire Mk V from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04164) - Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8/R-11 from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04165) - Me 262 A1a from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04166) - Focke Wulf Fw 190F-8 from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04171) - P-51B Mustang from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04182) - Sopwith Triplane from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04187) - Fokker E-III from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04188) - Spad XIII C-1 from Revell in 1:72 scale (RV04192) - Boeing 747 'Air Canada' from Revell in scale (RV04210) - McDonell Douglas DC-10 'KLM' from Revell in 1:325 scale (RV04211) - Airbus A 319 from Revell in 1:144 scale (RV04215) - Airbus A 380 "New Livery" from Revell in 1:144 scale (RV04218) Best regards, Alex Scale-model-kits.com - plastic scale model kits on-line shop

Hi there Just wondering if anyone knows if decals for Jaguar xx965 in the black paint scheme with "the saint" graphic on the tail fin are available? I know they are included in the Hasegawa 2 Jags kit, but already have a model and would really like to try this scheme. Thanks Steve

I have an Italeri SR-71 ready to be decalled. Unfortunately, some of the decals seem to have faded. So I filled in the form on their website, and they are trying to charge me €6 for some decals that were already broken out the box. So does anyone have any hints on how to get spare decals from Italeri, preferably for free? Also, if I cant get Italeri decals, do you know whether one can get spares from revell without buying the kits? Thanks- Bobthefrog.

Wanting a finish for a British aircraft built ca. 1942 (not long after the introduction of Ocean Grey), and I believe that a kind of "off-matt" or not-quite-satin would be about right. I tried out a tinlet of Humbrol Satin Enamel varnish and it seems surprisingly matt, just about right. But when I mix in a little Humbrol Thinners (cos it's a bit gloopy) and brush it on, it dries with fine brushmarks of matt vs. satin sheen. If I spray it on, I may need to mix in a dash of matt to get the slight sheen I want, so a rattle can is not really an option. So, two questions: First, is there a way to brush on to give a smooth sheen, or do I need to dig out the (t)rusty old Badger and get spraying? Second, will decals stick properly or do I really need to apply gloss coat/s, decal, sheen coat/s? I tried a small spare decal and it stuck down fine.

Does anyone know where I can acquire decals for VMF-251 F-8 Crusader circa 1963? Thanks.

I bought this sheet http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X72193 for some Airfix fabric wing Hurricane builds as there are some great schemes on this sheet. The instruction sheet lists references for each scheme. This is a great idea as like to have a picture of the aircraft I model. unfortunately some mentioned references are a bit cryptic. Several schemes have references to "F.Sqns" followed by a page number (119, 141, 183, 288) Does anyone know what book that is? In regards to the decals, all roundels are printed with a bright red looking like pre-war roundels. Is this correct for fabric wing Hurricanes? I red that Gloster kept using the pre-war roundel colours for some time on their built Hurricanes, but I would have thought that the early fabric wing Hurricanes were Hawker built. Did they use the brighter colours for the roundels as well? Some insights would be much appreciated. Cheers, Peter

Hello all, I recently acquired the Spitfire/Typhoon D-Day combination package. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Academy has re-boxed the Typhoon Mk. Ib and Spitfire Mk. XIV with new decals. My question is does anyone have any experience with the newer decals Academy has been packing in their kits? I had a heck of a time (as most would expect) with my previous kits from the Korean manufacturer. I am hoping to hear that they have corrected their thickness issues, but not holding out for awesome feedback.

Ever since I was a lad I always wanted a jetranger and now I finally have one. I made this to tryout making my own decals from scratch. I scanned in the logo from my business card and then using my colour laser (thrown out in a skip) I printed them out and printed a custom reg (Rodney Stewart Greenway) and bobs your uncle. I'm happy if anybody does have an italeri or Esci 1/48 scale Jet ranger they don't want I have beer tokens As always best seen from a few feet away Rodders

In my personal group build of FAA Corsairs I have come to realise the distinct lack of stencil data for the FAA Corsairs as you can't use the minimal stuff provided by Tamiya and Xtradecal don't nprovide them. I have just bought the Techmod sets for the 1/48 Corsairs and Wildcats and they come with the stencil data. My question is - are there aftermarket stencil data for the Corsairs in FAA service in 1/48?