CarlR Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I'm more than a little late to the party but I am very pleased to add this commemorative scheme to my collection of Canadian demonstration hornets. The decal sheet was released by Fishbone Inc (https://www.facebook.com/Fishbone.Inc/). Unfortunately, as per the latest information from him, the Canada 150 decals are no longer available. (But he does have the RCAF CF-18 DemoTeam "NORAD 60th Anniversary" decals currently on offer). The Canada 150 sheet is not 100% accurate but to me it is close enough to be more than acceptable. The only real shortcoming in terms of accuracy is that the maple leafs on the outside of the tails do not recline as on the actual hornet. The decals are well printed and are strong enough to withstand the transfer from the backing paper onto the model. Where I had difficulty with these decals was convincing them to conform to the contours of the model - particularly the large maple leaf on top. Decal softeners (Micro-sol, Tamiya markfit strong, Mr Hobby Mr mark softer and Walthers Solvaset) had little to no effect. I was finally able to get that decal to do what I wanted by applying GENTLE pressure repeatedly to the decal with a small folded cloth that had been dipped in boiling water. It is recommended that you hold this folded cloth with a set of locking tweezers and shake off any excess water before applying the (very) hot cloth to the recalcitrant decal(s). Using this technique enabled me to get all of the decals to lay down properly and it seemed to assist the decal softeners to do their job too. The base model is the Academy 1/72 kit. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Definitely Red and unique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Great work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Wow, what a stunner, those decals can't have been easy, fantastic job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 You're a brave man doing that scheme! Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Not a fan of "special schemes", but this is very nicely done. Great application of the decals it just looks right 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Very nice, end result. Well done for defeating the decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Hats off for attempting that, a fabulous result. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank083 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Fantastic color scheme! hats off sir!👍👍👍 Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Nice, for a minute I thought the RCAF was suddenly the oldest air force on the planet and had secretly been flying before the wright brothers! Interesting scheme, the paint job and decal work must have taken a little while to do. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Really nice Karl. The RCAF has some of the greatest paint schemes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Stunning scheme very well replicated here. Well done I wouldn’t attempt anything like this 👏👏👏👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Very nice, you did a great job. I love this livery. Got the kit and the decals allready in my stash, will be one of my next projects. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Very nice, this jet is still in these colors and was flying in Maple Flag for the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Nice! Looks sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Stunning bit of work, really nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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