Revel 1/72 Lancaster

[Guest]

Thanks for the info Ron, not such a bad idea for me to include a tree after all then.

I look forward to seeing your interpretation. I hope you have better luck with the decals than me that's for sure. Mine has moved onto the shelf of doom for now until I decide what to do with it and I've started something smaller and simpler instead!

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Andy
you can sometimes cure slivering as follows....
prick over the surface of the affected decal with a sharp needle. This allows the setting solution in, and the air out...Then soak the decal in Micro Sol (the red one) . This may snug the deca down and expel the air. It may need several applications....
once you are happy, give the decal area a coat of gloss varnish to seal the decal for weathering or subsequent Matt varnish coats...
I had this work for me on a 1/48 Spitfire decal....the big one on the fuselage side.....
cheers
Tim

[Guest]

Andy If I could build and paint to your standard i'd be chuffed !!
Its is just the decals that have messed it up, it looked so good. You must be able to get replacement decals, or I'm I missing something.

[Guest]

Thanks Tim, I've been trying something similar with Micro Set which has worked to some extent, but I'll give it another go with Sol

Thank you for the compliment John! I am chuffed with it, and it's only the decals that have messed up so nothing major. There's even a second set in the kit if all else fails but I'm considering surgery to cut the affected clear film sections away if I can't improve them any more.

But without going full sob story my head is a bit of a shed at the minute so have put it aside and moved on to something less taxing for now. This C19 has really thrown a spanner in the works, financially and otherwise. Concerns over Ill relatives, school closures, drastic extra measures at work for both myself and Zoe, and the fact that my consultation didn't go very well either all mean I'm a bit brain-fried :upside:

[stillp]

Sorry to hear about your problems Andy, hope things improve soon for you both.
Pete

[Guest]

Like wise mate.
One day at a time.

[Guest]

Thanks Pete, John.

Like usual I'll shake this out of my head in a day or so and come bouncing back like Tigger :smiling3:

[Guest]

Several applications of Microsol didn't really do the trick, and I bottled out of cutting the carrier film away from the model, so did what any good bodyshop would do - covered up my mistakes with paint lol

I mixed up some not-quite-black to match the fuselage, added a dollop of glaze medium to reduce the opacity a bit to help it blend in, and carefully painted around the lettering. To say the carrier film was shining out as badly as the stuff on the wings before I'm really pleased with the result. After some matt varnish and a bit of smudging with oils I reckon I'll get away with it :smiling3:

Next time I won't be so lazy and I'll cut away as much of the clear film as possible....

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[scottie3158]

Andy,
Hope all comes good soon. Nice work around on the decals.

[Tim Marlow]

Nice catch....looking good now.....

[topgazza]

That does the job Andy. I would have gone the paint route as well. And good luck with the health I know the thoughts are with all our friends here who have problems

[yak face]

Great recovery Andy , something I’ve done in the past although in my case it wasn’t silvering it was the fact the aircraft was brilliant gloss white and the decals were old and the carrier film had yellowed. The old Airfix shorts skyvan in Olympic airlines livery , had to paint around all the lettering - very tricky ! Are you going to mask and paint the walkway lines or just leave as is ? Cheers tony

[Guest]

Cheers Gary.

I think I'll be doing the lines Tony. I wanted to wait and see how the markings turned out first, and since they are a success I'll get back to the other things.

[Guest]

So Ron throws his version of this up in to the air and it looks magnificent, while I smash bits off mine from the safety of the shed :smiling5:

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Having a really bad day as I also managed to ruin my FW190 while trying to put the decals on

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Oh well, at least that's two less kits I have to worry about finishing lol.

[Tim Marlow]

Have a break, then come back to them tomorrow and assess what needs doing. Both look recoverable to me. In between time, don’t handle anything else fragile......you’re on a roll at the moment, so try to break the streak!