Well, I'm in the market for more, if you ever feel the need to part with any!
As for the D-9, I think I have just decided to bit the bullet and run with the AeroMaster (ErrorMaster) decals... With all the effort Ive put into getting the rest of the decals to a state something half as flat as the C-1, I dont think there's much chance of removal without going all the way back and having to repaint... So this is what we have:
Overall, where we're upto - Once I settle these decals down a little, run some wash down the panels again, and apply a dash of pigment to help blend the decals, we should be good for matte klear kote...
The horrifically disproportional and noticably incorrect '<4' - if this was more than a 'return to the hobby' model, I would have probably removed the '<4' before things even dried and ordered the EagleCals decals. I'm still confident what I'll end up with will be a nice model that would be modestly competative at a club level anyway!
Now as for the C-1, which is more about learning/redicovering techniques, I must admit I am far happier - despite the short comings:
Overall where we are upto... Working on Landing Gear and Canopy internals now.
Despite concerns before application, the HobbyBoss kit decals are AWESOME - they just lay down flat with MicroSet and virtually vanish with an application or two of MicroSol. Under Matte Alclad, they just look amazing!
The weird shaped fuselage extension threw out all my Rumpfband measurements and thus the result is probably a bit wide overall, while the yellow band in particular looks too thick; I can live with that on a 'fictional a/c'. The 'thing' on the Stab Bar on the Rumpfband is some sort of dust! Again, Macro-photography is BRUTAL on a model!
The 'Green 1' came from the C-0 kit decals, while the Fuselage Balkenkreuz came from a Dragon D-9 (that is slated to become a D-14/D-15) and the Hakenkreuz from a SuperScale sheet... The SuperScale decals are FAR superior to the AeroMaster/ErrorMaster stuff - I'm quite happy now that of all the 1/48th scale Fw190/Ta152 sheets Ive collected, only one is an AeroMaster sheet and thus I will probably avoid using that!
Also, really happy with how my mottling worked on this kit - I tried a 'reverse mottle' by painting the 75/83 camo first, then coming back with 84* Green/Grey over the top. I felt it gave me a LOT more control over the edge. I was in fact able to get the airbrush set up to do a line about 1.0-1.2mm wide, so just started this crazy, freehand swirling and twisting pattern about 7-8mm alonge the fuselage side, then came back along the same line a few mm lower; created a look I was really happy with. Tail unit was done the more tradional way; 76 with 83 mottled over the top in a manner inspired by both Ta 152's and late D-9's...
And the bottom... Again, the decals look amazing! MLG Bays have since been washed with Black/Brown and toned down quite a bit! The kit REALLY needs to have a bulkhead and Engine Mounts built. Oh and the wing gun barrels are 20Gauge Hyperdermic Needles. I have a history of snapping those things off at the most crap times - plus, not using the kit barrels means I didnt use the kit guns, so I have a couple of MK103's to use elsewhere...
The show must go on - in fact, its back to my Cryto-mathematics assignment for a while, white the washes dry!
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