Airfix Supermarine Spitfire MkI/MkIIa

[Guest]

That looks ok Scott. It would probably be an idea to invest in some setting solution ; the roundels look like they could do with sitting closer to the wing, but they'll probably be better once the 2nd gloss coat is over them.

Cheers

Patrick

[Guest]

yeh I used a setter and a smoother, not sure if im putting too much on or not though :/ any ideas?

Scott

[Guest]

Perhaps some more is needed? I'm just thinking that I can't see any of the wing surface detail beneath the roundel - especially in the groove just back from the leading edge.

I am an amateur with aircraft though Scott, so get some advice from the experts!

Cheers

Patrick

[Guest]

I'm using setter and softer from Mr. Gunze... and I'm bring it to the decal with ordinary brush square size 6... thats my way

Like putting paint on it... ok... first apllying decal in ordinary way... water, slide it to the model who is before glossed... then with cotton swab dry when I positioned it well... then:

First with brush applyed with setter start from middle till all ends, then in every direction ... up to down, left to right etc...

Like that decal same into panel line, I'm see when I brushing it with setter all air came out and I have put silvering to a minimum.

Whn I done that, i put one more light coat of seter with brush size 2 or 3 and leav it to seter work on decal.

If you see that edges of decal are wrinkled ... dont touch... must be like that, sometimes only edges are like that, somethimes all decal... it will flatten by self very soon... dont look at it, dont touch it... leave it

if somethimes decal didnt came into panel lines... i put on brush another amount of seter and verticali touching decal with brush, expecialy wher is panel... and also like that if I see somehvere silvering...

some modeler stab it with sewing needle, hobby knife... my way is like this... with brush... because I think brushes "hair" are stong enough to penetrate a decal.

And of course when I'm brushing a decal is gently moves...

And another thing, I fgigure this way after many and many decaling process, I see decal befor touching it with brush after first setting procedure... somethimes you cant touch it right away because you will tear it down...

practice, practice...

Hope been helpfull

Roman

[Guest]

Very helpful, thanks Roman so much, Lets hope the other decals turn out better!

Thanks

Scott

[colin m]

It's all looking good now Scott. I know decals can be a bit of a pain sometimes. But stick with it - to me, they bring a model to life adding another level of detail.

[aaron]

Looks great to me Scott.

Fantastic job, Whats next on the bench?

[Guest]

Thanks guys really appreciate it @aaron Thanks buddy, erm... I just got few more decals to put on, mostly really tiny things grr, hate them ones haha lol then to do a bit of weathering then a coat of Satin Varnish then its done Then next on the bench will be a 1/72 Fockewulf 190 A-8 Can't wait to start that one, just got to get this one finished Not long now!

Scott

[Guest]

Hey guys, I have finally finished this spitfire but I am afraid it did not turn out the way I had hoped, I messed it up with weathering and the wheels snapped off so lessons I have learnt.

1. Put Wheels and Antanae on last!

2. Practise Weathering Majorly! lol

Decals look alot better now, I have come up with my own way of doing it I leave decals in water and move around a bit until they float off the paper then stick them on and use setter and smoother.

Hopefully the next one will be a lot better

I hope I have not ruined it for you guys but hey its all a learning process.

Thanks for all the support!

Scott

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[Guest]

ok... you done it...

great build

Roman

[aaron]

Looks fine Scott, Pic 4 looks like the green paint ran onto the sea grey a little, but hey.

Top deck looks great. At least your decals didnt fall apart like the icm ones im doing do.

Did you have fun tho?

[Guest]

Don't be too hard on yourself Scott, it's still an excellent build & it turned out very well.

We're all our worst critic's, & there's always room for improvement! What counts is that you clearly had fun doing this one.

I'll look forward to sharing your next one.

Cheers

Patrick

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Great effort Scott, sorry to hear of your last minute hick ups with wheels but this is a learning process. Regarding your decals. Dont take this the wrong way but you are taking a big risk if you let the decal detach from the backing paper in the water. Decals have a nasty habit of folding in on themselves and realy need to be supported by the backing paper all the way to the model. You may have got away with doing that on this occasion but at some point you will pay the price and destroy a decal. I usually just place the decal in the water for about 20 seconds and then remove it and leave it to stand. You will find that it wont take long before you can move it around on the paper and then apply it to the model. Just follow the advice Roman has given and you wont go far wrong.

regarding the wheels Scott.. Just put them up in the wing and display the model on a stand in flight, no one will ever know.

[Guest]

Hey, thanks for the awsome comments guys, really appreciate it! Yeh I really did enjoy it! Now for my next model!

Scott