Hobby Boss P-51D Jumpin' Jacques decals

[Phantome]

Help!

 

I want to build the Jumpin' Jacques (on the Tamiya kit) for the soon-to-end Mustang group build once I get home from holidays. However, aftermarket decals are non-existent for 1/72. My one choice is the Hasegawa kit but I hate Hase decals and will look quite thick against the natural metal finish. The other choice is the Hobby Boss "Mustang IV" kit which has them. However, I have looked at the stock decal pic and it looks like the shade of blue they use for the JJ name on the nose and the tail is the wrong shade of blue, much lighter than the real thing. It's also a bit annoying that the tail code is not a separate decal. I have not seen a non-stock picture of these decals, or a built Hobby Boss plane in this scheme.

 

 

I was wondering if anyone had this kit in their stash and would be willing to take a pic of the decals. Huge thanks!

 

(I could just go 1/48 and use the Superscale decals which are great)

 

 

 

[Phantome]

Hmmm, I just found them on model-making.eu and indeed they do look quite light. Plus, the serial numbers for JJ look very un-stencil-like

 

 

[Troy Smith]

regarding Hasegawa/Tamiya decals

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The best way to get all Japanese decals ( Fujimi, Hasegawa, Tamiya etc)to work as they're supposed to is use hot water and the correct setting solutions. You'll need a bottle each of Gunze Mr Setter and Mr Softer. Micro sol and others won't work as they're formulated differently. Do not use Gunze on Microscale or Cartograf decals as it will chew right through them.

Dip the decal in hot water, it doesn't need to be boiling but it does need to be fairly hot. The temperature of a drinkable tea will do. The glue is heat activated and is what makes up most of the thickness. If you dip it in cold water you'll spend the rest of the day waiting and cursing.

Lay down some Mr Setter, this is in the blue bottle. It acts as an additional glue. Slide the decal onto it and into postion and leave it alone. The decal should wrinkle a little.

Give it 10 mins or so and go over the decal with a brush with a little Mr Softer (green bottle) on it. Use sparingly as it is extremely hot. Too much and it will damage the paint, especially the weaker acrylics. The decal will now wrinkle a lot. Do not touch it as it is almost liquified at this point.

Once it is dry it will have smoothed out and will lay down beautifully over just about any raised or recessed detail you care to think of. Used properly it is probably the best conforming decal process in the industry. Used incorrectly and you'll be just another guy complaining about crap Japanese decals.

 

 

[Phantome]

Oh wow. All these years avoiding Japanese decals like the plague... !

[Gwart]

I got the decals spare from the Hase kit if you want em?.

[Phantome]

1 hour ago, Gwart said:

I got the decals spare from the Hase kit if you want em?.

 

Sweet, many thanks! I *think* I might have some in my decal stash as I got this kit a long time ago but I may have lost them. When I come back home from holidays will look and if not I will definitely take you up on the offer.