chrisrope Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I've used both The Tp2 and Mustang parts of the sheets recently and in my case, liquid decal film was absolutely necessary. I had one roundel fall apart so had to use spares, brushed the rest with liquid decal. They are incredibly thin, which is a good thing, and require a bit of patience and care. I skipped a lot of the J26 stencils because they are incredibly tiny! On a major plus side, those I put on look very realistic without a hint of visible film. Eek, on that advice I have just ordered some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 We want a Swedish Hunter in progress!!! Give us time George Already converted the wings and tail pipe on a Revell F.6 to suit but got a Matchbox Hunter for the Obsolete Kit GB that's taking up my attention so you may see more action from Chris sooner than I can provide. I've used both The Tp2 and Mustang parts of the sheets recently and in my case, liquid decal film was absolutely necessary. I had one roundel fall apart so had to use spares, brushed the rest with liquid decal. They are incredibly thin, which is a good thing, and require a bit of patience and care. I skipped a lot of the J26 stencils because they are incredibly tiny! On a major plus side, those I put on look very realistic without a hint of visible film. Good shout as I'm intending to use the Mustang option as well for full value. Which decal film did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisrope Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Give us time George Already converted the wings and tail pipe on a Revell F.6 to suit but got a Matchbox Hunter for the Obsolete Kit GB that's taking up my attention so you may see more action from Chris sooner than I can provide. I'm certainly tempted, a trip to the loft beckons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizball Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Give us time George Already converted the wings and tail pipe on a Revell F.6 to suit but got a Matchbox Hunter for the Obsolete Kit GB that's taking up my attention so you may see more action from Chris sooner than I can provide. Good shout as I'm intending to use the Mustang option as well for full value. Which decal film did you use? I don't know of more than one brand: http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MI-12&Category_Code=FINPROD&Product_Count=6 - works really well restoring old, otherwise unusable, decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 The decal sheet arrived today Seem well printed but with a very thin carrier film so Wizball's decal film recommendation is going to be required. Now if only I can get time to finish that Matchbox T.8C... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaker Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 You can always dont sleep to finish it...! About Swedish one did you have any photo of your model,showing the different tail? If its a little difference,maybe im gonna leave mine untouched... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 You can always dont sleep to finish it...! About Swedish one did you have any photo of your model,showing the different tail? If its a little difference,maybe im gonna leave mine untouched... Here's a before and after modification photo of the tail; and an 'in-progress' of a few in the making; Cut the tail back 3mm and added a 1.5mm thick section of card then a 1.5mm section of 8.7mm tube. Hollow out the card section then taper everything to a thin lip with a little filler added. Hope that helps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaker Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Thanks Col,really helpful ! Sould i glue a tube,1cm inside, and then reshape? Or just follow your suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks Col,really helpful ! Sould i glue a tube,1cm inside, and then reshape? Or just follow your suggestion? Sorry George I missed your reply until now. I'll use the kit jetpipe inside the tailcone so that's why I hollowed out the sheet section.With the decals there's no reason, apart from a cluttered workbench, for not getting on with this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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