Morning all.
So, this weekend I got the
decals on. Sounds simple, but was a case of "Italeri, what were you thinking??!!".
First problem was that in their infinite wisdom they decided not to number the
decals. Now this may not seem like a major issue, but the red "no step" lines on the rear fuselage came in 4 pieces, one long and three short (all of different lengths). It was a case of getting the long one on (an exercise in patience on it's own), then soaking all of the other 3 together and using trial and error to see which one went where. Frustrating.
The other problem was that the
decals themselves were utterly awful, really thick and did not want to sit down well. The underlying paintwork was smooth (as proven my the MicroSet beading up when applied) but I had a lot of silvering problems, and 2 days worth of MicroSol application to get them to conform.
As it is I wasn't able to eliminate all of the silvering, luckily the worst is on the underside which won't be seen when displayed, but if I were to build this kit again I would definitely be looking for aftermarket
decals and would probably mask and paint the red lines. I'm hoping I can hide any silvering on the top side with weathering.
This is how she stands after an application of matt coat, hopefully I can get on with the weathering tonight.