Republic F-105 Thunderbirds

Mr D
Very nice Dave, the Exhaust work it great , Nice kit done well 👍👍

Dave Burgess kirjailija
Thx. Read my comments about the L/G and decals. It was a bit of a pain (especially the decals)!

Mr D
That's the trouble adhesive can just go to powder in time.
I'm hoping that the 33yesr old numbers on my current Beriev project will be useable??
What do you use to stick them down with in the end ??

Dave Burgess kirjailija
I waterslide them into place, roll a q-tip over the decal to squeeze out any water trapped between the decal and model surface; then I hit them with a strong setting agent, like Microscale's Microsol, or Solvaset. After the setting agents have done their job (3-5 hours), I look over the decals for trapped bubbles, creases or silvering, hit them with another splash of decal setter, and work out any blemishes with a pin or #11 Exacto blade. Once I'm happy with the decals, I'll over-coat the model with either a gloss coat or matt coat, depending on the required finish. For gloss coats, I just brush on a liquid floor wax (Pledge/Future). Once the top coat goes on, the decals never lift (at least not in the 45+ years and 400+ models since I've been following this procedure).