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I thought I'd post some in-progress pics of the decals, since I'm taking my time with them, trying to be careful and not rush.

The decals are by Eagle Cal, and they are very good. The colors appear in register, there's very little carrier film surround to deal with, and they settle down nicely, though they seem a little thick at first.

Here is a shot from the left side, with the national insignia in place on the upper wing surface and on the fuselage:

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The three-part insignia for the fuselage side worked very well, though you do need to check for fit. There's more decal than the surface area of the vent doors--some oops! room, perhaps? I cut the pieces as close to the color as possible, then measured them against the vent doors, and cut them as close to size as possible. That was particularly the case for the door that recedes into the fuselage. Here's a close-up of that area:

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I will have to touch up just a little, because I got that piece a little out of true, it's not quite level. Some white paint along the top edge will help fool the eye.

Looking at this area of the model, I did learn a lesson that the vent doors need to be thinned, they're too thick for the scale. I'll carry that forward to the bubbletop.

Here's a shot of the white underlay for the nose art:

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It has since settled down relatively nicely, with the exception of two small bubbles at the cowling seam, where the front nose plate met the rest of the cowling on the real aircraft. I'll cut those a little, and they'll be hidden by the nose art color piece.

And here is a shot of the national insignia on the underside of the starboard wing:

[ATTACH=full]4444[/ATTACH]

It was still settling down and curing at this point. This decal was three pieces, the main area, the bar that extended past the weapons pylon, and a small sliver of the roundel that extended to the leading edge of the aileron. I had to cut that, to fit around the aileron hinge, but a little slit with a #11 blade, and some Solvaset, and it melted around the hinge nicely.

More to come on this, in stages. Thanks for looking, and as always, comments/tips/criticisms are always welcome!

YbiC
Brad

<blockquote data-quote="the Baron" data-source="post: 4013" data-attributes="member: 75">I thought I&#039;d post some in-progress pics of the decals, since I&#039;m taking my time with them, trying to be careful and not rush.The decals are by Eagle Cal, and they are very good.&nbsp; The colors appear in register, there&#039;s very little carrier film surround to deal with, and they settle down nicely, though they seem a little thick at first.Here is a shot from the left side, with the national insignia in place on the upper wing surface and on the fuselage:[ATTACH=full]4441[/ATTACH]The three-part insignia for the fuselage side worked very well, though you do need to check for fit.&nbsp; There&#039;s more decal than the surface area of the vent doors--some oops! room, perhaps?&nbsp; I cut the pieces as close to the color as possible, then measured them against the vent doors, and cut them as close to size as possible.&nbsp; That was particularly the case for the door that recedes into the fuselage.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a close-up of that area:[ATTACH=full]4442[/ATTACH]I will have to touch up just a little, because I got that piece a little out of true, it&#039;s not quite level.&nbsp; Some white paint along the top edge will help fool the eye.Looking at this area of the model, I did learn a lesson that the vent doors need to be thinned, they&#039;re too thick for the scale.&nbsp; I&#039;ll carry that forward to the bubbletop.Here&#039;s a shot of the white underlay for the nose art:[ATTACH=full]4443[/ATTACH]It has since settled down relatively nicely, with the exception of two small bubbles at the cowling seam, where the front nose plate met the rest of the cowling on the real aircraft.&nbsp; I&#039;ll cut those a little, and they&#039;ll be hidden by the nose art color piece.And here is a shot of the national insignia on the underside of the starboard wing:[ATTACH=full]4444[/ATTACH]It was still settling down and curing at this point.&nbsp; This decal was three pieces, the main area, the bar that extended past the weapons pylon, and a small sliver of the roundel that extended to the leading edge of the aileron.&nbsp; I had to cut that, to fit around the aileron hinge, but a little slit with a #11 blade, and some Solvaset, and it melted around the hinge nicely.More to come on this, in stages.&nbsp; Thanks for looking, and as always, comments/tips/criticisms are always welcome!YbiCBrad</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Baron, post: 4013, member: 75"] I thought I'd post some in-progress pics of the decals, since I'm taking my time with them, trying to be careful and not rush. The decals are by Eagle Cal, and they are very good. The colors appear in register, there's very little carrier film surround to deal with, and they settle down nicely, though they seem a little thick at first. Here is a shot from the left side, with the national insignia in place on the upper wing surface and on the fuselage: [ATTACH=full]4441[/ATTACH] The three-part insignia for the fuselage side worked very well, though you do need to check for fit. There's more decal than the surface area of the vent doors--some oops! room, perhaps? I cut the pieces as close to the color as possible, then measured them against the vent doors, and cut them as close to size as possible. That was particularly the case for the door that recedes into the fuselage. Here's a close-up of that area: [ATTACH=full]4442[/ATTACH] I will have to touch up just a little, because I got that piece a little out of true, it's not quite level. Some white paint along the top edge will help fool the eye. Looking at this area of the model, I did learn a lesson that the vent doors need to be thinned, they're too thick for the scale. I'll carry that forward to the bubbletop. Here's a shot of the white underlay for the nose art: [ATTACH=full]4443[/ATTACH] It has since settled down relatively nicely, with the exception of two small bubbles at the cowling seam, where the front nose plate met the rest of the cowling on the real aircraft. I'll cut those a little, and they'll be hidden by the nose art color piece. And here is a shot of the national insignia on the underside of the starboard wing: [ATTACH=full]4444[/ATTACH] It was still settling down and curing at this point. This decal was three pieces, the main area, the bar that extended past the weapons pylon, and a small sliver of the roundel that extended to the leading edge of the aileron. I had to cut that, to fit around the aileron hinge, but a little slit with a #11 blade, and some Solvaset, and it melted around the hinge nicely. More to come on this, in stages. Thanks for looking, and as always, comments/tips/criticisms are always welcome! YbiC Brad [/QUOTE]

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