Donivanp
Major
That's why I like the Testers Metallizer paints. But alas like all good things!!!!!!
**** DONE: GB-50 1:48 F-102A Delta Dagger - Zombie Build
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N4521U
Colonel
Noice!
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
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T Bolt
Colonel
I haven't posted an update here in a while but I have been doing a little work on it so here's the work over the last few days
Landing gear parts were painted and a dark wash applied (except the tanks which need another shade of silver)
Today the tanks mid section have received a spray coat of Old Silver.
Now I have to work up the courage to start the decals
Landing gear parts were painted and a dark wash applied (except the tanks which need another shade of silver)
Today the tanks mid section have received a spray coat of Old Silver.
Now I have to work up the courage to start the decals
Snautzer01
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Team decal is watching.
MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
I have the ground handling maintenance manual.
And the flight manual is available: Convair F-102A Delta Dagger Flight Manual
And the flight manual is available: Convair F-102A Delta Dagger Flight Manual
go for it Glenn, unbelievable how many tiny stencils jets seemed to have !
fubar57
General
Cool
Good work Glenn, have fun with them decals....
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking great.
N4521U
Colonel
Bitchin!
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T Bolt
Colonel
The decaling had begun.
The tail and the tanks are done but I will have to touch-up the port side serial backgroung. It wes the first one on and I left the setting solution on a bit too long. It could have been much worse.
It is going to be a slow process as these decals are taking a long time soaking in the water before they want to slide off the water. I
The tail and the tanks are done but I will have to touch-up the port side serial backgroung. It wes the first one on and I left the setting solution on a bit too long. It could have been much worse.
It is going to be a slow process as these decals are taking a long time soaking in the water before they want to slide off the water. I
Donivanp
Major
Very sharp.
N4521U
Colonel
Bummer on the serial no.
It's always sumpin!!!!!
It's always sumpin!!!!!
Good start Glenn.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Like it Glenn.
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T Bolt
Colonel
I am very displeased with these Super Scale decals.
The national insignia had to be forced off the paper even after soaking for 15 minuets. The USAF needed the same after soaking even longer but both managed to rip in half. I pieced together the one on the top of the wing but the one below had part of the "S" missing which I had to paint as seen below.
Now for the long and sordid story of the very long "U.S. AIR FORCE" decals on the fuselage sides.
After over an our of soaking they still would not budge so I decided to use the decals from the kit which promptly disintegrated. I went back to the Super Scale decals soaking then in hot water now for another 45 min but no go. I looked through my stash but could find nothing close to the right size so I decided to raid the F-106 Delta Dart in my stash. These went on beautifully.
Here's Super Scale "U.S. AIR FORCE" still firmly stuck to the backing paper after almost 2 hours in the water. I don't know what went wrong with them. I've used Super Scale decals before many times, and ones that were much older than these so I don't think that's it.
Well here it is with all the main decals on. I will say one thing about the Super Scale decals, once you get them off the paper they preformed wonderfully with a quick application of decal solution. Still have a few smaller decals to put on and I don't know how many of the stencils will make it on,
The national insignia had to be forced off the paper even after soaking for 15 minuets. The USAF needed the same after soaking even longer but both managed to rip in half. I pieced together the one on the top of the wing but the one below had part of the "S" missing which I had to paint as seen below.
Now for the long and sordid story of the very long "U.S. AIR FORCE" decals on the fuselage sides.
After over an our of soaking they still would not budge so I decided to use the decals from the kit which promptly disintegrated. I went back to the Super Scale decals soaking then in hot water now for another 45 min but no go. I looked through my stash but could find nothing close to the right size so I decided to raid the F-106 Delta Dart in my stash. These went on beautifully.
Here's Super Scale "U.S. AIR FORCE" still firmly stuck to the backing paper after almost 2 hours in the water. I don't know what went wrong with them. I've used Super Scale decals before many times, and ones that were much older than these so I don't think that's it.
Well here it is with all the main decals on. I will say one thing about the Super Scale decals, once you get them off the paper they preformed wonderfully with a quick application of decal solution. Still have a few smaller decals to put on and I don't know how many of the stencils will make it on,
Donivanp
Major
Lots of headaches there. How old are the SS decals? I've had so Hasegawa do the same thing. That being said, it's going along very nicely.
