PaulR Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Evening all, Was very pleased to get my new sword T5 this morning, and even more excited to get the xtradecal 'pink flamingo' markings to go with it... until I realised that the flamingoes, or the port side one at least, is facing thd wrong way! This is a recurring problem with this particular airframe... the Airframe decals made the same mistake, and considering the only pictures of this machine I have ever seen show the port side very clearly, I am not quite sure how this could go wrong. A real shame- I had been looking forward to making a model of this unique jet for some time. Disappointed! Yours venting, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I suspect the Xtradecal sheet is the old Airframe sheet, since Hannants picked up all the MA work, hence the mistake. I could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennings Heilig Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Unless the pink decal has a layer of white ink under it, simply apply it backwards. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Have you contacted Hannants and told them of the mistake? They may issue a correction if enough people complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Freeman Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi guys my mistake!! Luckily I did'nt put a White 'Raft' behind the two Flamingos as they were to be applied to an already pink tailfin. So as Jennings has already stated a quick flip over and apply will sort the issue. Yours Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi guys my mistake!! Luckily I did'nt put a White 'Raft' behind the two Flamingos as they were to be applied to an already pink tailfin. So as Jennings has already stated a quick flip over and apply will sort the issue. Yours Jon Hallo jon, thanks for the tip about flipping the decal over- am now looking forward muchly to my pink flamingo! Also, would like to say that the recent xtradecal sets have made a severe dent in the old bank balance, and have/are/ will be adorning most of my models... now, any chance of a 41 sqn typhoon... or am I pushing my luck?!Best regards, Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 If you can find Fine line decals no. 2005 this set has the flamingo's handed. Glenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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