Monogram 1/72 F7F-3 Tigercat

[Tommergun]

Another old bagged kit I have that I want to knock out. I'll probably just blast it overall boring blue and slap on minimal decals, if the kit decals are still good.

 

[BarleyBop]

Fun!
That's quite the assortment of clamps!

 

[Tommergun]

Forgot to add nose weights when I glued up the fuselage, fortunately I can fit them in through the non-existent cockpit and into the engine nacelles.

 

[Edbert]

the non-existent cockpit

I built hobby-boss kit recently (sorta) like that, it had a seat-on-a-plate and sort of an IP-dash, but that was it

 

[Tommergun]

I built hobby-boss kit recently (sorta) like that, it had a seat-on-a-plate and sort of an IP-dash, but that was it

It does have the instrument panel that you cut off of the decal sheet....BONUS!

 

[Tommergun]

So I forgot to put the instrument panel in before I glued the canopy, then forgot to paint the canopy chromate or black before I did the light gray primer. I did a little pre-shading but we'll see how it holds up with the dark blue topcoat.

 

[Tommergun]

I went ahead and painted the topcoat because, well, it's prime and paint day and I'm trying to get as much of that knocked out as I can with 3 builds in work.

 

[Alfonso Ocasio]

Another old bagged kit I have that I want to knock out. I'll probably just blast it overall boring blue and slap on minimal decals, if the kit decals are still good.

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Such a beautiful kit of a beautiful aircraft

 

[Tommergun]

Gloss floor wax day in preparation for decals. I'll let this set up for a few days, but first I need to get some decal saver for the old decals I'll be using.

 

[TimM63]

Gloss floor wax day in preparation for decals. I'll let this set up for a few days, but first I need to get some decal saver for the old decals I'll be using.

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Looking good

 

[BarleyBop]

Gloss floor wax

Yup, I've got some to try myself. Apparently the cat's pajamas for aircraft decals.
How do you know when it's dry enough? And you sprayed right over the canopy masks?

 

[Tommergun]

Yup, I've got some to try myself. Apparently the cat's pajamas for aircraft decals.
How do you know when it's dry enough? And you sprayed right over the canopy masks?

It dries to touch pretty quick but I usually give it a couple days at least for safe measure, seems to work for me. Yes, right over the masks, but I go a little heavier where the decals will go, lighter over the other areas, like canopy. I usually do two thin coats for decal prep, then another thin coat a few days after the decals have set.

 

[Holz44]

Gloss floor wax day in preparation for decals. I'll let this set up for a few days, but first I need to get some decal saver for the old decals I'll be using.

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Decal Saver? Who's product? Thanks

 

[Tommergun]

Decal Saver? Who's product? Thanks

Microscale Liquid Decal Film is one.

 

[BarleyBop]

Who's product?

Decal hygiene...
I've yet to try my bottle of Microscale, pretty happy with their other Set and Sol products.
I guess I've not had to use really old decals yet.

The Tamiya is marketed as a softening adhesive, dunno if that is their version of the Micro Sol.

Had mixed results with the Testers, printing my own Ink jet decals.

The AK anti-shine worked great on silvering, which I didn'teven know was a thing until I became active here last Christmas; so much so that now I want to go back and fix my early models!

 

[Tommergun]

Decal day. I'm just using scraps from my spares on this. Not accurate markings.

 

[Tommergun]

Finished with this one. Good little, old, kit.

 

[BarleyBop]

Old or little, that turned out great!