Carts Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Spinner all done Gloss coat applied for decals(It was all going so well by this point, little did I know the Horrors in store) It would appear I must have blanked out previous reviews of this kit that the decals are an absolute Nightmare to work with, because they are, without doubt the worst decals I have ever tried to apply. The eye decals just fell apart on the model, the JG51 unit badge actually shattered like a cheap wine glass in the water! A re-paint of the eyes later and not looking as bad,but God knows what I am going to do about the unit badge Just have to soldier on I guess 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Carts said: but God knows what I am going to do about the unit badge That's really bad. It's horrible when that happens, very brittle decals. I take it there's nothing left to salvage of the bottom half? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Carts said: but God knows what I am going to do about the unit badge Just have to soldier on I guess Maybe see in the wanted section if anyones got any in the spares box ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Johnson said: That's really bad. It's horrible when that happens, very brittle decals. I take it there's nothing left to salvage of the bottom half? Nada,Nowt, the bottom half broke of into thin slivers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Maybe see in the wanted section if anyones got any in the spares box ? Good idea,thanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Ah damn! The paintwork is looking great and your repainting of the 'eye' equally so hopefully you can source some alternative decals for the unit badge at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Well I tried to source a 1/24th scale unit badge, but was unsuccessful, So in the spirit of "Necessity is the mother of Invention" I thought why not paint the design on to a round decal of a similar size and see if that works...................................and it did, sort of,need to do a bit of a re-touch but the build is back on. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Looks fine! The eye is very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Tidy work on painting the badge. Good save 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Getting to the finish line with the "Big G" still got all the Ultra-breakables to fit, and the canopy will need fairing in as a few noticeable gaps are apparent, and I need to source a base that will support the thing And no doubt a ton of little tweaks and weathering ,but getting to the endgame stage. And did I, at any point feel the need to run around the house going "Dugga Dugga Dugga" Why yes, yes I did. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Very nice 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Been working on a base for the "Gustav" needed something fairly hefty to avoid the kit going from O mph to 100 small plastic pieces with a careless swipe from either my clumsy self or the dogs tail A big chunk of wood looked about right but was a bit featureless, picked up a few pre-cut numerals and letters from the local art shop, then dusted off an old 1/16th scale Tamiya Luftwaffe pilot figure I had knocking about. Not sure how to finish of the base, might just stain it. Cheers Andy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Looks Magnificent, like you have the full sized plane in your room! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Johnson said: Looks Magnificent, like you have the full sized plane in your room! Due to the lack of room, it seems like it sometimes Picked up a few more letters\numbers, but messed up the measurements ,So its a G rather than a G-6🤪 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Great recovery on the decals and a wonderful build. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 That display is an inspired end result. Nice work. A light stain will finish it off well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 Thanks for the views and comments, reckon its done, will post in the RFI section in the next couple of days. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 All done and posted in the gallery,mmmmmmmm what to do, what to do 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 23 hours ago, Carts said: All done and posted in the gallery,mmmmmmmm what to do, what to do 😀 What's next on your bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, Col. said: What's next on your bench? Reckon I could crack out another 109😀 One with better decals though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Carts said: Reckon I could crack out another 109😀 One with better decals though Good man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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