Dominic Thomas Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) I started this in November’23, my first 1/48 kit in many years. It is the Italeri D-Day edition. I enjoyed it up to the point where the D-Day stripes were to be added. These were slightly larger than necessary, took forever to release from the backing paper, and split numerous times. I persevered and with a mixture of setting solution, varnish, and white paint, the result was half decent and ok from a distance. It’s not quite finished in these pictures as you can see the yellow on the wing leading edge needs to be painted as those transfers were not up to the job either. Note that it was straight from the box, no extras. Here are the pix :- Edited May 29 by Dominic Thomas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD45elect2000 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Well done modeling ! Randall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 you recovered the stripes nicely you cant tell looking at it the problems you had 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Thanks Paul71. I think I need to show a picture which focuses on the stripes. I really would like to show the problems there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Nice work so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumps123 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Looks really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 This photo attempts to show the problem with the stripes. Because I’ve zoomed in, it also shows my poor finishing. Anyway, you can see the breaks mainly in the white sections. The application of liberal quantities of white paint eliminated their visibility from a distance. The breakages tended to occur at or near the leading edge of the wing and Microsol Blue didn’t help. Still, when sitting on its undercarriage, the problem won’t be seen. Above the wing, the cannon blisters caused the breakages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 its still a good recovery dominic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Paul, a small comment which is much appreciated. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeling maniac Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Nice recovery of the stripes, I say they are the hardest decals to do and I suspect they get harder as they get bigger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 4 minutes ago, modeling maniac said: Nice recovery of the stripes, I say they are the hardest decals to do and I suspect they get harder as they get bigger. You could be right. I have never tried them in 1/48. I will say that the other markings were much easier to apply although the Type B upper wing roundels had their moments. Perhaps it was an age thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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