Why do people use
decals for some thing as simple as a roundel?
I'll tell you why: They take freaking ages to do with an air brush!
First make the mask, after you have found the frisk film that is. And sharpend the cutting compass.
The roundel on the fusalage is Yellow, Blue, White and Red. Four colours, four times masking and painting.
Then of course there is the air brush that needs to be cleaned endlessly.
A minuet to stir the paint, a minuet to thin and load the air brush. Ten seconds to do the painting. One colour down. remove mask and leave to dry 110%. Clean air brush. Repeat as often as needed.
Ok you can do one upper wing, one lower, fuselage and tail at the same time. You could make several masks and do them all together, but there is still a silly amount of waiting time.
Enough waffle. This is how far i have come since yesterday.
Is it worth the effort? Hell Yes, look 100 times better than a decal. Even if I do say so my self!!!
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