Discussie gestart door Fredwaar

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28 12 August 2024, 17:43

Hey Villiers/Christoph - hope you enjoy the build and thanks for watching the progress. Thinking about a custom paint job on the second spitfire with reference to the album power slave of which Aces High is from. Have some home print decal sheets that I have been meaning to use for years so might try testing them out. Revell have been kind enough to send a second Eddie Sprue so will have him seated in both planes when completed.
18 August 2024, 19:11

Up the Irons! I gotta get started on my kit one of these days... Lookin' good so far!
29 September 2024, 21:49

Cheers guys will soon be trying to figure out how to make custom decals using paper I bought yonks ago! Any tips and tricks would be appreciated π
4 October 2024, 10:19

"Chubaca's human brothers" Eddie won't be happy about this comparison 😄
4 October 2024, 11:11

I built this one a few years ago, no where near this standard tho! Excellent work on Eddie & the cockpitππ
Watchin!
11 October 2024, 17:25

Thanks Munky, I wouldn't be so hard on yourself you did a bang up job on yours! Glad your enjoying the build and I hope the final outcome comes off like I hope!
11 October 2024, 20:57

Nice to see something unique ππ
How has the self made decals been ??
16 October 2024, 19:08

Hey Mr D
They have been easy to print and super quick to detach from the backing compared to official decals. Interesting to play with but a note to the wise, figure the decals you want and their placement as transparent decals will only be visible on light colours. See my body art for an example!
You then have the issue of how to get round this, which I have yet to decide the best method. Thinking maybe a top coat then a second run through the printer!
Both white and transparent paper are hard to adhere to bumps on the surface without creating bubbles, think this might be A: thickness B:my poor application (more likely π ).
I need to find some junk kits to do some proper testing before I next use them on a project I think π€
17 October 2024, 08:45

Thanks Edouard ππ
Good luck with it, sometimes double printing can off-set a little so make sure paper 100% straight.
ππ
17 October 2024, 09:04

Know that for a fact, worked as a printers assistant for a time and adding gold elements required a method of double printing, was a nightmare π€£
17 October 2024, 11:19

Calling this one done. I had an idea for the blue plane but didn't come off as I wanted so putting to one side as a in-between pick up. TBH it's almost completed going to try a grey wash and might leave it at that. I might come back to the idea but on a smaller 48/72 scale.
You gotta try things now and again and I think I will come back to the home transfers as they worked better than expected.
Hope you enjoyed the build all and now... On to the next project!
2 November 2024, 17:03