John Masters Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, stevehnz said: I'll try to remember to give them a coat of decal film before I try mine As I was soaking them I though that very same thing, but it was too late! 2 minutes ago, exdraken said: Hope you manage to take the decals! I'll have to replace the Eduard MIg set somehow... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 I am almost finished with this one. I have Florywashed the top and bottom and attached the ordinance, as it were, mostly recon gear. According to one profile sent to me by a Forum member @Jabba the Iraqi recon Fitters often had a single drop tank on the starboard outer wing pylon to off-set the weight of the electronics on the port side. I have set it up thusly, if at least for an interesting, non-bilateral, look. I still have to reattach the wing-root cannons, pitot and radar, and I might do some dark pinwash oils on the topside. The landing gear needs to go on. Underside... Landing gear. Note that I need to repair the nose-wheel a bit. I lost one of the support struts somewhere. --John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Looks good with paint on, pity about the decals. It may have helped by applying Micro film to the decal sheet beforehand if you have any (It seals the decals, by putting a film over them). I am not sure if Klear works in this way as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jabba said: It may have helped by applying Micro film to the decal sheet Tanks Jabba. Yes...I thought of that later. It's OK. The Eduard decals were better--and in register. I didn't lose anything imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 She's finished. This was a large aircraft, easily 1/3 bigger than the Mig-21. The kit was ok. It needed some tweaking and, true to form, had a strange set of plans, but I think I cobbled together a decent looking Fitter. There are better kits out there and I plan on building one someday. For now, I move on to something else... The rest are in the gallery! -John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Nice finish especially with all the decal problems that you had. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Looks good John. As to the decs I find a couple of thin coats of varnish helps to keep them together but it also stiffens them a little which can sometimes be a problem. MS Decal Film may therefore be better, as it did work well on mine in the past, then it seemed to go off - perhaps it has a limited shelf life, though it was a few years old? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, PeterB said: Looks good John. Thank you! 5 hours ago, Jabba said: Nice finish especially with all the decal problems that you had. Well done. Thanks. Not really a big problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Very nicely done John !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nice result John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 That is a great result John, especially considering the decals disintegrating on you, good job you had some spare ones from your Mig-21. Very well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Vultures1 said: Nice result John! Thanks Vultures1! 8 hours ago, modelling minion said: That is a great result John, especially considering the decals disintegrating on you, good job you had some spare ones from your Mig-21. Very well done mate. Thanks Craig. I will have to find others to replace the Mig-21 markings, but that is in the future... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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