Finally something I really don't like about this kit (just my opinion).
The
decals!
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with them, they go on alright, but look at the code letters and roundel on this side:
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That's all one decal, which might be okay at 1/72 but at this scale is ridiculous. With hindsight I should just have separated them, but success on this side led to overconfidence on the other side, resulting in a disaster, which brings me to another point. The colour of the codes looks way off to me. It should be Sea Grey Medium, but to my eye it's not close and is much, much too blue. This meant matching
decals for the disaster was a real problem. I found a roundel in the spares, which was old and has 'shattered' a bit (I can fix that) but for the codes I had to cut up and make letters from the other
decals in the kit... Not fun.
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Also, the
decals include things like detail for hinges and some stencils which is not a bad idea but is something I would normally do myself if I wanted to.
Next time I would simply use masks and spray these markings!