wonwinglo

By direct contrast is this latest addition to my collection,the paintwork was challenging and required that the decals be applied with white vinegar,this has the effect of slightly softening them so they lie nicely over the humps & bumps etc,then when dry the whole lot is treated with the wonderful Johnsons Klear floor polish,virtually the whole of the model is a decal which comes in about 80 seperate pieces ! you need care to get them right but it was worth it in my opinion and anyway I like a challenge.
The model represents the 'Spirit of Boeke' a famous world war one flyer

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WOW! Thats a spectacular looking aircraft.

"the decals be applied with white vinegar,this has the effect of slightly softening them so they lie nicely over the humps & bumps etc"

that has to be (for me at least) the top tip of the week! I am always having trouble with decals siting correctly over the surfaces of my models. I will give the white viniger a try next time.

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wonwinglo

*** Further tip for you No.6,take a small block of wood about half inch square and long enough to grip,onto the bottom of this simply stick a small piece of carpet underlay,place the decal into water and float off as per normal,now flood the area on your model with the white vinegar and apply the decal with a soft brush,use the brush to tease the decal into place carefully,now carefully take the sorbo rubber tool press gently over the decal,this has the effect of pressing down the softening decal over the various rivets etc,just keep working it flooding with more vinegar if necessary,once the decal is dry wipe over the arera with a lint free cloth dipped into clear water and alow to dry out properly.Should there be any signs of the decal film lifting on the model dont worry just flood the decal this time with Johnsons Klear floor polish ( it is not a polish in the correct sense but a remarkably thin clear acrylic finish which dries beautifully ).Quite often with a lot of reworking,decals will loose some of their adhesive qualities as it is washed away by the excess liquid,the Johnsons Klear will soon fix this,finally for a sealer use another coat of guess what Johnsons Klear ! which will encapsulate the markings for the life of the model.

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'And there I was oil on my goggles from a broken pipe,then I looked at the altimeter,all I could see was the makers name !'
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