Lt. Biggles Posted May 20 Author #31 Posted May 20 On 5/17/2025 at 7:08 PM, Landlubber Mike said: Wow, nice paint job! Tricky but you nailed it! For custom decals, I think someone mentioned this, but you can design decals on your computer and print them out on your printer with special decal paper. I haven't had to go that route, but I can see trying it out in the future. From what I've seen from others, it doesn't sound as hard as it might seem. The one tricky thing is printing "white". You might need a special printer for that. There were these Alps printers that could print white, but maybe others now can print it as well. Maybe an easier alternative would be to design your own stencils/masks for the lettering. You design it on your computer, then get something like a Cricut machine to cut them out. If you don't want to do it yourself, there are outfits out there that can help you like this one below: https://kitmasx.com/pages/custom-mask-requests Thanks for the options! Perhaps I can cut out my own stencils on Tamiya tape carefully for the rego. I looked at your link but they are over booked so shut down till they have caught up! I’ll order some super thin decal paper and print the nose decal and “no step” one. But the rego might be best to try paint! I’ll print out lots of different sizes till I get the right size and then can cut them out. I think I’ve got a good plan now! king derelict, Landlubber Mike, Canute and 2 others 5
Lt. Biggles Posted May 31 Author #32 Posted May 31 Haven’t been able to do too much work on it lately but slowly it’s come together. Did the wing rigging and used diluted paint to bring the colour to what’s needed. Paining it did thicken them but it’s ok, also painting the rigging showed the twisting a lot more too which surprised me. I am just waiting on the decal paper and then need to make a rego stencil, put on the elevator and rudder control cables. Which will remain black. And then try to decide if it should get a light oil wash. I’m undecided there yet… Took a few close up pics, I find they really bring out the little defects. What looks great to the eye can look horribly messy on a photo! One thing that shows up is the kits flat spot on the wheels don't line up with the ground. So I’ll have to sort that out. yvesvidal, Old Collingwood, realworkingsailor and 10 others 10 3
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