Agreed, not bad at all!
**** DONE: 1/72 Junkers Ju88C-6 - Winter War / Eastern War WWII
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fubar57
General
This is the kit I mentioned Sam. As you can see, it's a(shudder) Hobbycraft. There are no instructions but it looks pretty basic and if you need help with anything, you can always post here. The decals are generic and don't match the boxtop but there are plenty of 1/72 builders here that could help out. I still have your address so say the word and it's yours as I have no need for it.
Geo
Geo
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CommanderBounds
Airman 1st Class
I can't let down a good offer so please do send it.I've tackled Hobbycraft before and they're aren't too bad to build but they tend to be very inaccurate ( BUT I'm 14 so if it looks like a Stuka,It is a Stuka!) Also academy reissued this kit I can use the instructions from that one if I need to, but it's relatively simple and easy to put together. Thanks Fubar!
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Cool looking bird! Good job on the finish!
Lucky13
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Nice looking '88 CB! 
Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
NiceCheers,
Jeff
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CommanderBounds
Airman 1st Class
Thanks guys! Unfortunately the front window decal is rubbish as it cracked into dozens of pieces at the first exposure to water, along with the swastikas cracking and then to top the cake my camera needs a new lens... Is there any way to delete a thread? I need to retire this one from the build and put the model on the shelf of "waiting."
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Sad news Sam but the decals could be retrievable if you pre paint them with a couple coats of a decal restorer, it forms a film over the decal which usually crack because of age. Have used it myself with good results. I use Microscale Liquid Decal Film.
I don't think there is the need of removing of the thread at all. Because the decal has cracked while soaking with water you need to make it from scratch. I have noticed you had painted the "nose" of the model with the blue colour. That's good. If you have a sheet of clear decal or just unnecessary piece of any decal markings, paint it with the colour of the window frame. Then cut off narrow stripes with a sharp scalpel or a razor blade. According to the picture the origin frame wasn't painted neatly so you don't have to be very acurate. The next step is to soak with the water a such made decal and put on the nose. Apply some water on the nose where the strip has to be. It let you move the strip with a brush in order to get the proper location. In the same way you may make these swastikas. In the images below you can see swastika decals I had to make form scratch when the same happened to the origin kit decals long time ago. It's my old 1/72 scale Bf 109. Firstly I cut out two white squares and applied at the fin. On the next day I cut with a sharp razor blade, narrow black stripes and made two crosses and then added these flanged "arms".
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C'mon Sam don't give up now!
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Sorry to hear about the decals and the camera. I would also encourage you to continue. I'm sure there are ways to overcome these obstacles and there've been a few good examples posted already!
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CommanderBounds
Airman 1st Class
Yay!!! Consider my enthusiasm revived! And if that (somehow) fails I could also go by the masking tape route too. Now I have a back up plan of how to do it. Thanks Wurger and Vic! I'll keep an eye out for that decal film next time I go to the LHS.
fubar57
General
I've got some smallish swastika's but I'll need to know the size in mm and the style. If they are correct, I'll pop them in with the stuka.
Geo
Geo
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CommanderBounds
Airman 1st Class
Don't worry Geo, I've got two pairs of swastikas (other than the ones that come with the kit.) And here's a shot of what the model looks like through the eyes of a broken lens (The crack is so miniscule you can't see it on the pic but as you can see it makes a big difference in my focus!) I painted the Nose lines with a mechanical pencil dipped in paint then I broke the tip off and touched up with some blue. More updates to come!
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fubar57
General
This is not your month. From what I can see, nice job on the nose.
Geo
Geo
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Bravo! Don't let those temporary setbacks slow you down! Good job on improvising and moving forward!
Crimea_River
Marshal
I agree. Seems I'm looking at it through the bottom of an empty beer glass (a familiar view for me) but what I see looks good.
Glad you are still in the game! 
