fubar57
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Mental note made, pre 2020 only
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Sounds like decals I could have used way back when. I'm surprised a good concept like that didn't catch on.Don't think I like that decal system.
After seeing your experiences with them, I'll avoid getting some for a 1/32nd scale P-51D-5, and choose a different colour scheme !
The Eduard "system" reminds me of some decals I used many years ago, on a RAF Phantom, from a UK source, now defunct.
Can't remember the name offhand, but I still have some, and they were a "dry transfer" system. The decal was placed loosely in position, with a "low-tack" backing allowing precise positioning. Once satisfied on the positioning, the decal was then pressed down, and water applied over the thin carrier film on top of the decal, which was then easily removed, leaving a perfect image with a "painted on" look and no carrier film edges, especially effective on a "metal" finish, where a carrier film can nearly always be seen on, for example, lettering blocks.
Possibly the best decals I've ever used in over 60 years of modelling.
Apparently no answer Andy; it depends on your project. Among the photos of Mustang IVs from 442 Squadron found on the web, it seems that depended on the painter (who painted over or not the fuel cap)...QUESTION: Did the RAF camo-painted Mustangs have red fuel caps?
This is indeed a nice looking bird Andy.Thanks very much guys. I got a bit anal and decided to adjust some of the demarcation lines a little after looking more closely at reference photos. Here's the tape added for the adjusted lines.
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The wider Ocean Grey section at the wing fillet was the major one and there was an adjustment to the upper and lower camo demarcation along both sides of the radiator housing. The others areas were minor. The grey was a bit tricky because I lightened Tamiya's bottled OG with a bit of white, which I always do, so I had to try to colour match it. Since it was not exact, I went over all the grey areas spraying irregular patches just to break up the colour a bit.
Once all this was done, I shot a gloss clear coat on, which will now cure for a couple of days before I start the decals.
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My experience with the new Eduard decals has been not great so far and I hope I don't muck them up like I did on my Wildcat. I'll experiment on the underside first to see if the whole peeling off the carrier film thing works better this time and if it's worth doing.
Thanks again for looking in.
Bummer over the decals debacle. Otherwise it's looking great. I've only got one Eduard kit in the stash and I'll check the dates to see if the decals are the same kind as you have. If they are I'm tempted to replace them with after market ones.