Derek_B Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Now I've started applying the decals. These are custom decals I designed and had printed by Custom Hobby Decals in Australia. They look fabulous. The detail is very fine and crisp, and the white looks suitably opaque. The sheet below has two sets of decals. The large anti-glare panel decal which wraps around aft of the canopy is the most ambitious of these, hopefully if this decal works I won't have to mask the super-thin white line bordering the anti-glare panel! My reference is David Muir's Southern Cross Mustangs - a must-have if you're into Aussie or Kiwi Mustangs. This is in addition to the article by Neil Follett in The Aviation Historian no. 15. Making good progress, success with the large anti-glare panel decal! It will need another couple of coats of Micro Set to smooth the edges, but I'm very happy with this. It could have been perhaps 1mm wider on the sheet, but the Matchbox kit appears to be a little on the fat side (13.7mm fuselage width, compared to 12.4mm width for a Tamiya F-51D in my stash). But time is marching on, doubt if I can get all the small undercarriage parts completed and then mask & paint the wing-tips and empennage tips before this evening. Never mind... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Oh wow the decals look lovely great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Look's a stunner Derek,even if you miss the deadline crack on with her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Looks amazing Derek, your red paintwork is stunning Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek_B Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 14 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Oh wow the decals look lovely great work Chris Thanks Chris, once I finish this one, I'm motivated to scale the decals to 1/48 and do one at that scale too! 10 hours ago, stevej60 said: Look's a stunner Derek,even if you miss the deadline crack on with her. Thanks Steve, you can be sure I'll be finishing this one! I'm in awe at your 109 triplets, what a great job! 2 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Looks amazing Derek, your red paintwork is stunning Cheers Pat Thanks Pat, I love subjects which are one colour overall! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Beautiful ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Great paintwork and the decals look to be good quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Utterly magnificent Derek, the Aussie civil Mustangs have long fascinated me and you're truly doing 'RKD justice. As for another in 1/48? Where do I sign up to follow along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Wow… that does look beautiful in every way possible. That custom decal sheet is also very impressive, I must get on to those chaps to see what they can do for me. Looking forward to the final results. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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