I don´t think anyone benefits from such rules of what one are allowed to say and what not to say. Even though the more detailed responses are more interestin, I know that atleast I apreciate comment like “nice looking build, thanks for sharing” when I show one of my builds.
And of course Tanky… no offens[;)]
hey Sarge I just thought of one more thing they may help with a build like this in the future… you said you had problems applying the checkered decals of the nose. Have you ever tried cutting the decal into something a little more managable? Sounds like a sacralidge but it works. Cut the decal down into something a smaller, easier to apply and wait till each ones completely dry before carefully lining up the next part. Its tedious work but the results pay off. This also works great for aircraft that have long “dont walk here” lines or any kind of long decal that would be easier to apply in smaller pieces.
Ya, thats what i did with my Noseart on my recent B-29. The Noseart was about 6 inches so i cut it in 2. For the nose on this is cut it in 3 so im already familiar with this. Thanks for the suggestion though…
Good suggestion Awood, I have been toying with the idea, but now I will try it also, I know it’s been done but I have a very expensive decal for a B-25 and have been afraid to apply it[sigh]. Thx,
Bill[:D]
hey bill, Id try it with something cheeper first [:D] like a decal from a spares kit…
I dont know how new you are to modeling but if you’ve spent a decent amount of money on a decal Id get all the practice I could before trying to apply one of significant value. There a bunch of other tips I could recommend too, like future and setting solutions… if your intrested of course and dont already know what Im running my mouth about [:D]
Ahhh, none taken, none taken gilmund. Just saying i see that same comment for pix’s builds. But that is neither here nor there.
Sarge, for tough decals, i find using large amouns of microsol helps me get them how I want. do you use a decal set solution of any kind?
No i dont
Very nice, thanks for the pics…
If you use micro set and micro sol, i think you will see a great imporvement in your decal quality.
Heya Sarge,
I should basically quote Steve. You are already a good builder. you have alotta talent thats for sure. When you slow down and take your time you become better at problem solving as you go through your build. When you build at a hectic pace and run into a problme 2 things normally happen. You either get frustrated and everything comes to a screetching halt and the kit get s shelved or you power through the problem but thats what shows up… a problem thats been powered through. Take you time, and use yuor natural skills and learn. Dont power through any more problems. Go slow and look for solutions.
Jeff
Sarge…I will be taking all of this advice too and then some. Notice that I have yet to display a model that I feel is worthy of review. I’m still learning.
I thought the model turned out fairly well though, and it is definately better than some other models that I have built in the past.
Happy building man!
Regards,
John
The pictures are a bit fuzzy, but it looks like a nice build.
Mark