Paul J Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 An Airfix Islander I built in the late 1970's. Came across the decals in a small toy/model shop in Horley in that decade for 50p a set. They were printed exactly same as the Airfix style of the time... even down to the display stand type name. He only had the two so I bought them both Still have the other lurking in my odd ball decal bank. I know there is a wheel missing and that will be remedied .... because I plan to refurb this one with new markings. Meanwhile take a look at the build while its still in this form. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Very nice Islander and look forward to seeing the refurbished one too. What scheme will you do? Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Beautiful! But could we have more luminous images? the model deserves a proper photo-shoot 😉 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Lovely Islander! Those decals make for a really nice livery. A lovely model, regardless of the missing wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Moa said: Beautiful! But could we have more luminous images? the model deserves a proper photo-shoot 😉 Cheers Thanks. I know what you mean about the pics. (Must try harder) I used to use a blue background and changed to the white. Maybe Ii should angle the light a bit better or figure out the complicated camera settings which i still don,t get. As for new colour scheme I've yet to decide. Leaning toward one of the colourful ones I 've seen at a decal site . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 14 hours ago, Paul J said: I used to use a blue background and changed to the white. Maybe Ii should angle the light a bit better or figure out the complicated camera settings which i still don,t get. It's always worth it to try the AUTO setting. And also post-editing on a simple image program can enhance them a bit too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunguska Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 On 08/05/2019 at 22:46, Moa said: It's always worth it to try the AUTO setting. And also post-editing on a simple image program can enhance them a bit too: Camera is always set for auto. I forget to edit or ,treat' my pics before posting. Maybe I will review them more closely in future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 what an adorable little tiddler - smashing work there and a great livery. Seeing this prompts me to get on with my Valom 1/48 Aurigny kit top work there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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