Pouln Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Is it just me or everyone. Not a single picture visible in your WIP thread, Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Pouln said: Is it just me or everyone. Not a single picture visible in your WIP thread, Ken. Visible for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver911 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Just you Poul...all good here 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Weird. They are showing now. 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 Hi all more progress, even with coating these old decals with clear I can't tell you how many pieces they break into when applied, very slow progress. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Hi all (sorry Richard ) the fit of the body panels (maybe the age of the kit) is awful for tamiya standards what ive photoed here is the main body part all else is an awful fit, as this kit was a gift I'm doing my best but this will never be up with the best I've built, that's not to say I'm not enjoying the build its just a shame it won't be my best build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 She nears completion (I can't get that gap at the nose cone any smaller) age of the kit I guess. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 OK so these decals are 40 years old and have had a tendency to break up so last night I spent 2 hrs getting these together and was patting myself on the back about the great job I had done, only to see this morning they looked like this. No recovery from that one, I looked on indycal but they are all printed on a black background, I'm a bit worried that it may not be the same as the black the one I've Sprayed the rest of the car with. Anyway the rest of the decals went on OK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc2 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Oops! Thats not good. You can get replacements from TB decals in Italy. TB Lotus 78 decals Or Indycals in USA, which are the correct 'rich tea biscuit' colour. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Malc2 said: Or Indycals in USA, which are the correct 'rich tea biscuit' colour. It's apparently called "Oatmeal" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Oh dear,I feel your pain with the decals. I believe Shunko decals do this car,it's a Lotus 78. High quality decals. All the best Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Thanks guys I've ordered some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Well the decals arrived last week but I've been too unwell to do anything with them also the register is different so I can't lay the new ones over the old ones so I'm just going to have to settle with applying them on the side skirts only and hope the difference is not so blindingly obvious as when it's on the same plane as the rest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 Hi all well its nearing completion (I don't think the difference in colour of the decals is too noticeable) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc2 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Looking good! Which brand of Oaty biscuit goodness transfers did you go for in the end? Malc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 Tb decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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