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  • stona
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    • Jul 2008
    • 9889

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    Matt,satin or gloss finish on WWII aircraft

    This one comes up a lot. I always say there is no correct answer,you have to check your references. Not all were in a matt finish. For every matt one you can find an image of something more glossy. I reckon that the Germans and Americans may have been the most likely to use some form of unofficial polishing.

    I came accross this nice shiney U.S. example but post it here to show the correct technique for applying 1:1 decals. I thought they stencilled those markings on,you live and learn!

    Pilots standing nearby and pasting Japanese flags on the side of an aircraft in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

    I quite enjoyed seeing the rather hefty fellow appear at the end of the clip,obviously a stranger to the salad bar.

    On a completely different note I spent most of this week working at the headquarters of a large pharmaceutical company near Wavre in Belgium. Everyday,shuttling from my hotel, I drove past a shop which had a yellow painted 20mm Flakvierling outside. It was an odd thing to see!

    Cheers

    Steve
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    Fascinating Steve.

    Wonder if they sealed the decals -------- Johnsons KLEAR ?

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      Around 50 years ago there was an article in Scale Models, on how to make your own transfers. It involved brushing a layer of clear dope onto the glue side of a lick-and-stick address label, painting the design, and then covering with another coat of clear dope. If those were done in a similar fashion, it would have been cellulose on cellulose, so probably fairly permanent.

      Edgar

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