Group Build: Biplane - barnstormer to fighter

[BarleyBop]

brain freeze

Haha, that's the glue, man!
Secret is safe with me. Looks great, and that's good enough, in my books!

 

[Ron2]

You know? This might seem kind of funny but all the time I hear you guys talk about trimming decals. I've never trimmed a decal in my life. Not once. Never occurred to me. Just saying. I'm not saying your way is needless or anything just that I've never done that. Hmm

Me either until I started the Hasegawa Growler. My question is how do you know when a decal needs to be trimmed? The clear perimeter of decal on that build was ridiculous

 

[Ron2]

It's getting there, boys. It's coming along nicely a lot still to do but it's taking shape

Looks awesome!

 

[Rockin' Rob]

That Underside shot looks great. Good job

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Looks awesome!

Thank you

 

[Ron2]

Finished the little KP 1/72 Avia B.534. Too small for me to rig this one!

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Sharp! What is that insignia?

 

[Tommergun]

Me either until I started the Hasegawa Growler. My question is how do you know when a decal needs to be trimmed? The clear perimeter of decal on that build was ridiculous

Often especially on the older ones, you can hold them to light just right and see the excess film around the individual decals. I had one old kit where I didn't trim close to the decal, just kinda around it. When I soaked it there was a massive amount of clear film around it. Turned out the whole sheet was clear film and you absolutely had to trim each one close. Trial and error sometimes.

 

[Tommergun]

Sharp! What is that insignia?

Slovak National Uprising 1944.

 

[Ron2]

Often especially on the older ones, you can hold them to light just right and see the excess film around the individual decals. I had one old kit where I didn't trim close to the decal, just kinda around it. When I soaked it there was a massive amount of clear film around it. Turned out the whole sheet was clear film and you absolutely had to trim each one close. Trial and error sometimes.

I'll have to do that moving forward. I didn't know until I was trying to place canopy decals and it was too late at that point. I suppose uncle have just let them dry out, trimmed and then started th process over.