She’s looking really good Phoenix! I kinda get nervious around really large decals like that but the way you’re putting them down seems to be working like a charm.
Feels like it’s been an eternity since I last posted anythign. Haven’t stopped working on it. I get about one decal down every day or so. This is the project of a thousand cuts. Literally.
All sorts of little places that need puncturing and more setting solution to get them to conform properly. Constantly finding little spots I missed on earlier passes. I’ve got four more sections to apply before all the decals are done and can apply it’s pinwash and final sealing coat.
Been working on a mini in tandem. Needed something more to do while waiting for decals to set and dry. I’ll post something for him.
Posting of the figure is here
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/5/t/194693.aspx
Due to the scale of model the decals cover quite a bit. However. they are all quite small.
Below is an image of the largest decal next to a ruler in inches. My sausage finger was included to give an idea of the tools I have available. [:P]
That large decal is the last one to be placed. Finish line is approaching. 
Ah, right as you said lots of small decals. My mistake. Glad to hear you’re close to the finish line!
All the decals are in place. Next up is the gloss coat.
Ohhhhhh, that looks good Phoenix!!! [ht]
Declaring the build done. There is some organge and yellow that could added to the large protuberences on the sides, but it’s more effort than I want to put out right now.
There was some bleeding of the pinwash around the panels lines that I couldn’t erase. Likely I didn’t get as thorough a gloss coat as I had believed. Overall though, it doesn’t detract from the presentation.
A couple of fun pics with the new color light. Thought I would try adding a little directional color to the pics to see if it would a sense of movement. Jury is still out, but it’s fun to try! [:D]
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[ht] Thanks!
Applying the decals was a slow process, but as always I learned a lot. The kit came with two of these ships. The second one in black with the same pattern decals, but in red. It should go much faster. However, that’s a build for another time.
Whoa she looks great Phoenix!!! The decals add so much detail I’d swear she were a bigger model! [ht]
Hey PG, a lot of work went into this and it sure paid off. It looks excellent! Nice job on this. The shape of this ship reminds of Oumuamua. Cool!
Thanks! It was the decals that sold me on this kit. They add a lot of visual interest to the ship. My eyes are always trying to follow the intricate swirls and whorls.
Thank you sir!
I had to look up Oumuamu. It really does have a lot of shape similarity! That was a subject totally worth chasing down.