Andrew's 1/72 Tamiya Mosquito Mk XIII

[Tim Marlow]

Looks good with the stickers on Andrew. See what you mean about the polecat though. The decal looks like Pepe Le Pew from looney tunes…..
As to the “Red Cross“ decals, awful aren’t they. Best thing you can do is use a sharp scalpel to prick all the air bubbles then use another coat of decal solution. The air needs to be able to get out for them to flatten down. Otherwise you just soften the decal over an air bubble. Might need several more attempts, but doing this each time does improve things….

[The Smythe Meister]

Looks good Andrew
Tis a shame about those decals.... I had a bad time with mine too.
As Tim says though,they are salvageable and can come out not too bad.

[adt70hk]

Looks good with the stickers on Andrew. See what you mean about the polecat though. The decal looks like Pepe Le Pew from looney tunes…..
As to the “Red Cross“ decals, awful aren’t they. Best thing you can do is use a sharp scalpel to prick all the air bubbles then use another coat of decal solution. The air needs to be able to get out for them to flatten down. Otherwise you just soften the decal over an air bubble. Might need several more attempts, but doing this each time does improve things….

Pepe-le-pew.....I knew it reminded me of something. Just a real shame though to get that something fundamentally wrong.

The red cross decals are awful aren't they, it's a real shame that they have to go over the one part of the plane where there are a lot of bumps in one place. I had tried the bubble pricking but have just given it another go. The edges are a problem in a different way as the decals just go over the top and don't have even film settle down on the other side.

Looks good Andrew :smiling3:
Tis a shame about those decals.... I had a bad time with mine too. :sad:
As Tim says though,they are salvageable and can come out not too bad.

Thanks Andy.....I had heard that Tamiya wingy decals were bad but I couldn't believe how thick they were. The 'good' news (if that is the right word) is that I have another three Tamiya Mossies in the stash and so by the time I have done the fourth one, I should have it down pat!!

Thanks again chaps.

Andrew

[yak face]

Shame about the decals andrew , the ‘keep off‘ boxes on the wings are the bane of every mossie kit . As Tim says try pricking the bubbles with a pin and see if some of the decal softener can get underneath . The mistake with the polecat is baffling , if a decal maker is going to offer alternative decals , the very least they could do is a bit of research and get them correct . Looking good though and im intrigued as to what this xmas pressie is , cheers tony

[adt70hk]

Shame about the decals andrew , the ‘keep off‘ boxes on the wings are the bane of every mossie kit . As Tim says try pricking the bubbles with a pin and see if some of the decal softener can get underneath . The mistake with the polecat is baffling , if a decal maker is going to offer alternative decals , the very least they could do is a bit of research and get them correct . Looking good though and im intrigued as to what this xmas pressie is , cheers tony

Thanks for stopping by Tony. As I said to Andy I have three other Tamiya Mossies in the stash and so should have it sorted by third one. I also have the new Airfix B. XVI in the stash and I know from experience that their newer decals are much better than Tamiya's and so it will be interesting to see how that particular decal goes down on their kit,

As for the skunk, it really, really is baffling.....it's not like there is not plenty of info out there about it.....

As for the Chrissy present you will have to see.....as long as Alan doesn't spill the beans!

Thanks as always for stopping by.

All the best.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

It’s just come to me Andrew. The decal isn’t Pepe Le Pew, it’s Flower out of Bambi……the give away is the black head. Totally baffling really……

[adt70hk]

It’s just come to me Andrew. The decal isn’t Pepe Le Pew, it’s Flower out of Bambi……the give away is the black head. Totally baffling really……

Cannot remember the last time I saw Bambi, so well remembered!! But as you say, totally baffling....it's not like there's a not very good shot available to base a decal on, as someone else has already done!

[adt70hk]

HI all

So I had another go at the decals and I think it looking as good as I can get it, given the problems I encountered at the start. This has had another protective gloss coat ahead of the next stage but that will have to wait until after Christmas as the finishing stage is a present, as I previously said.

Thanks for everyone that has joined the party so far and for the support!

ATB

Andrew

[AlanG]

Doing great so far Andrew. Tamiya decals are notorious for being rubbish. Which is a mystery considering the cost and standard of their kits for the most part.

Looking forward to seeing what your pressies are as well lol

[adt70hk]

Doing great so far Andrew. Tamiya decals are notorious for being rubbish. Which is a mystery considering the cost and standard of their kits for the most part.

Looking forward to seeing what your pressies are as well lol

Thanks Al. It is a mystery why their kits are generally so got but their decals are %!^"$^!&^^^%"!"%!".

ATB

Andrew

[Lee Drennen]

Andrew looking good. I was going build this exact one with Lonesome Polecat decals in 1/48 scale for the GB. Who know I may try to give it a go. Looking forward to the updates after Santa is gone lol.

[stillp]

I doubt if it's any consolation Andrew, but I had the same trouble with the "No Step" decals on my Revell Mossie. After about the 10th time of pricking the bubbles and drenching it in Microsal I gave up.
Pete

[adt70hk]

Andrew looking good. I was going build this exact one with Lonesome Polecat decals in 1/48 scale for the GB. Who know I may try to give it a go. Looking forward to the updates after Santa is gone lol.

Lee

Sincerest of apologies. Completely forgot to reply. Interesting to hear that we we've been looking at the same plane. A word of warning though re the skunk decal. The only one I've found in 1/48 is from the same manufacturer and so is again wrong.

The Santa update will be the finishing touch other than assembly!!

I doubt if it's any consolation Andrew, but I had the same trouble with the "No Step" decals on my Revell Mossie. After about the 10th time of pricking the bubbles and drenching it in Microsal I gave up.
Pete

Pete

Not really! it's such a shame that their decals are so poor, compared to the kits, especially on such a prominent part of the plane.


Apologies again for the very late response.

Andrew

[adt70hk]

Hi all

And so with three days to spare Lonesome Polecat is finished.....JUST.....the glue is still drying!

It's unlikely I will have the time to get the full set of pics up before the end of the year and so wanted to get this up to be prove it was done in time.

ATB.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Nice one. Looking forward to the final shots Andrew.