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Thanks, guys! Here's a quick update on applying the decals to Lt. Klibbe's "Little Chief"...

I've been taking my time, trying not to rush, because the decals are of good quality, and I don't want to make a slip due to hurrying. So, I've worked on one area at a time. Here is a shot from the left side:

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For as good as the decals are, there were still some problems, albeit minor ones, and maybe of my own doing. The "Little Chief" nose art has some wrinkles. It looked at first like it would not settle along the curves of the cowling, and I applied Solvaset. I tried to apply it sparingly, but I got a tip from Joe Wagner at my club (our group leader in the P-39 build). He suggested that I should have worked from one side to another, that as the decal dissolved and then dried out, it literally pulled itself in all directions, but that you can control that by working on one spot, as a sort of anchor, and working across, controlling the way it settles. There was similar wrinkling on some of the other decals, but I tried to follow that advice, not to apply setting solution over the whole decal, but on one spot at a time. I think the rest came out pretty nicely.

Here is a shot from the right:

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Had to do a little recovery tonight, before taking these pictures to share with you. When I took the model off the little stand I use, I noticed something white on the bottom of the stand. Here, the piece of the white bar on the starboard vent door hadn't adhered, and it fell off. I used Future to stick it back on, a little brushed on the surface of the model, and then some more brushed over the deckle to seal it. It should look OK, under the eventual matte coat.

And finally, a shot of the underside, with the oversized ETO recognition markings:

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On the port wing underside marking, I used almost no setting solution, but exercised patience, and it snuggled down better than the first one on the other side. I'm learning that with this, as with so many other things, patience and subtlety work wonders (same thing with spices when you cook, generally speaking).

Next pass will be to apply the stencils that came with the decal sheet, and one last piece of the white stripe on the bottom of the rudder.

As always, comments/criticisms/tips are welcome, and I am

Your brother in Christ,

Brad

<blockquote data-quote="the Baron" data-source="post: 4127" data-attributes="member: 75">Thanks, guys!&nbsp; Here&#039;s a quick update on applying the decals to Lt. Klibbe&#039;s &quot;Little Chief&quot;...I&#039;ve been taking my time, trying not to rush, because the decals are of good quality, and I don&#039;t want to make a slip due to hurrying.&nbsp; So, I&#039;ve worked on one area at a time.&nbsp; Here is a shot from the left side:[ATTACH=full]4473[/ATTACH]For as good as the decals are, there were still some problems, albeit minor ones, and maybe of my own doing.&nbsp; The &quot;Little Chief&quot; nose art has some wrinkles.&nbsp; It looked at first like it would not settle along the curves of the cowling, and I applied Solvaset.&nbsp; I tried to apply it sparingly, but I got a tip from Joe Wagner at my club (our group leader in the P-39 build).&nbsp; He suggested that I should have worked from one side to another, that as the decal dissolved and then dried out, it literally pulled itself in all directions, but that you can control that by working on one spot, as a sort of anchor, and working across, controlling the way it settles.&nbsp; There was similar wrinkling on some of the other decals, but I tried to follow that advice, not to apply setting solution over the whole decal, but on one spot at a time.&nbsp; I think the rest came out pretty nicely.Here is a shot from the right:[ATTACH=full]4474[/ATTACH]Had to do a little recovery tonight, before taking these pictures to share with you.&nbsp; When I took the model off the little stand I use, I noticed something white on the bottom of the stand.&nbsp; Here, the piece of the white bar on the starboard vent door hadn&#039;t adhered, and it fell off.&nbsp; I used Future to stick it back on, a little brushed on the surface of the model, and then some more brushed over the deckle to seal it.&nbsp; It should look OK, under the eventual matte coat.And finally, a shot of the underside, with the oversized ETO recognition markings:[ATTACH=full]4475[/ATTACH]On the port wing underside marking, I used almost no setting solution, but exercised patience, and it snuggled down better than the first one on the other side.&nbsp; I&#039;m learning that with this, as with so many other things, patience and subtlety work wonders (same thing with spices when you cook, generally speaking).Next pass will be to apply the stencils that came with the decal sheet, and one last piece of the white stripe on the bottom of the rudder.As always, comments/criticisms/tips are welcome, and I amYour brother in Christ,Brad</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Baron, post: 4127, member: 75"] Thanks, guys! Here's a quick update on applying the decals to Lt. Klibbe's "Little Chief"... I've been taking my time, trying not to rush, because the decals are of good quality, and I don't want to make a slip due to hurrying. So, I've worked on one area at a time. Here is a shot from the left side: [ATTACH=full]4473[/ATTACH] For as good as the decals are, there were still some problems, albeit minor ones, and maybe of my own doing. The "Little Chief" nose art has some wrinkles. It looked at first like it would not settle along the curves of the cowling, and I applied Solvaset. I tried to apply it sparingly, but I got a tip from Joe Wagner at my club (our group leader in the P-39 build). He suggested that I should have worked from one side to another, that as the decal dissolved and then dried out, it literally pulled itself in all directions, but that you can control that by working on one spot, as a sort of anchor, and working across, controlling the way it settles. There was similar wrinkling on some of the other decals, but I tried to follow that advice, not to apply setting solution over the whole decal, but on one spot at a time. I think the rest came out pretty nicely. Here is a shot from the right: [ATTACH=full]4474[/ATTACH] Had to do a little recovery tonight, before taking these pictures to share with you. When I took the model off the little stand I use, I noticed something white on the bottom of the stand. Here, the piece of the white bar on the starboard vent door hadn't adhered, and it fell off. I used Future to stick it back on, a little brushed on the surface of the model, and then some more brushed over the deckle to seal it. It should look OK, under the eventual matte coat. And finally, a shot of the underside, with the oversized ETO recognition markings: [ATTACH=full]4475[/ATTACH] On the port wing underside marking, I used almost no setting solution, but exercised patience, and it snuggled down better than the first one on the other side. I'm learning that with this, as with so many other things, patience and subtlety work wonders (same thing with spices when you cook, generally speaking). Next pass will be to apply the stencils that came with the decal sheet, and one last piece of the white stripe on the bottom of the rudder. As always, comments/criticisms/tips are welcome, and I am Your brother in Christ, Brad [/QUOTE]

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