487 Squadron Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Eduard's timeless 1/48th DV kit, slightly modified to DVa spec. I built this to try Uschi's woodgrain decals, which are absolutely excellent - they are great to handle, stick down well, and give a very pleasing effect. Unfortunately I've oversprayed them / toned them down far too much, and failed to take into account the degree to which the other markings would reduce their visibility further. Next time I will use a lighter base coat and leave the grain effects far move visible. I also opted to use Eagle Strike's aftermarket Jasta 59 decal set simply because I had them and I thought it'd be something a bit different. By contrast to Alex's decals, they are terrible - thick, prone to tearing, and don't conform to shape very well at all - but it underlined just how good Alex's woodgrain decals are to use - highly recommended. Anyhoo, here it is: See, look really closely - they are there, really! Edited February 9, 2012 by 487 Squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangrouskeith Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Lovely job!Got any more like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcn Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 That's a very nice job. How easy did you find cutting the decals to shape, did you do a panel at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Nowt wrong with that lad, fine looking Albie, keep 'em coming. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 That is fantabulous! great looking markings as well. I'd also like to know how you did it. Panel by panel or larger areas? Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehed Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Looks fine to me. Another excellent build. Regards, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
487 Squadron Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 That is fantabulous! great looking markings as well.I'd also like to know how you did it. Panel by panel or larger areas? Cheers John I cut pieces of Uschi van der Rosten's woodgrain decals roughly the same size as the panels and applied them in different directions, alternating semi-randomly between his 'coarse' and 'fine' grain decals. Some I trimmed when in place, others I simply left overlapped where the grain hid the edge. Then I oversprayed them with thinned Tamiya acrylic browns to tone the effect down, but I went one coat too far and muted them a little more than I had intended. Oh well, live and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikmuntz Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Wow! That looks great! I'm just starting this kit. Do you think you could tell me how you did the gun barrels with the PE? I tried and failed and flattened the PE back out so how did you go about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
487 Squadron Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hi there - I have a piece of steel rod that I wrap the barrels around, but a piece of plastic tube or rod would do. I just trap one edge with a finger, and roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFlash Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Hi there - I have a piece of steel rod that I wrap the barrels around, but a piece of plastic tube or rod would do. I just trap one edge with a finger, and roll. Smooth shanks of drill bits are good too. Edited February 24, 2012 by JackFlash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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