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F-86 Sabre

Someone asked about the Dry Transfers from Hobbydecal. So I got a couple of shots as they were going on. Actually needed a couple of shots, you know how small a "no step" stencil is in 1:48??

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Full sheet, yeah, I ain't puttin' all those on this thing!

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Line it up

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And rub it down with a burnisher. I know with the Archer transfers you can make them water slide also, that would come in handy for these little ones. you can see a couple that had just been done to the left. Having trouble with the smaller ones tranfering, will experiment on other ways to get them off the film.

This will be shelved a little while as I get started on the Tamiya Mustang. But I'll finish it out some time soon.
 
Why not buy a sheet of water slide paper from Archers http://www.archertransfers.com/AR22001.html
James

PS looking good.
 
MP - that is Frickin' JAW-DROPPING!

The way that you have laid the layers of al-clad is just incredible, I showed those pics to the wife and not-so-young boy, and they were amazed, as was I!
 
bump!

I've picked this up again, not really the first one but...when I went to find it, I couldn't. No where to be found. Guess I chunked it during one of those cleanup sessions.

Easy fix, went to Hobby Lobby with coupon in hand, $15.00 later started over again.

Had some fit issues on this one, the nose/intake area got a lot of attention. Think it's sorted out now.

New plan of attack on NMF. Using Tamiya Gloss Black, dries much faster! Cures quick and sands well. I'm going to polish it out tonight and see if I can buff a nice shine on it.

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Also thinking of doing the Alclad treatment in secions like this. The fit on the wing to fuselage is great. I've notice that in the wing root area I get a lot of rough spots from paint drying before it hits the surface, hard to sand down in those areas.
 
Add some Tamiya thinner and some fluid retarder . It's too dry when it hits the plastic . :hmmm

Got to give it a bit of time to lay down after it hits.
 
The retarder will help help but not sure if it will be enough . If you use too much retarder it may not dry . Need to find a balance
 
More paint, less air pressure or cooler thinner will give you a smoother finish. Be careful with the more paint thing, tends to run and can fill up recesses very quickly. B) :drinks
 
bump!New plan of attack on NMF. Using Tamiya Gloss Black, dries much faster! Cures quick and sands well. I'm going to polish it out tonight and see if I can buff a nice shine on it.

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Works really well doesn't it Young Lunar Dog. Go back and re-visit my aborted F-86 project further dawn the list if you have any questions about laying-on the Alclad in sections. I do it all the time.... works for me !!

Ian
 
Thanks Ian, I think I'm about done with my NMF obsession, guess I just don't have the hand that can make a mirror finish.

Young??? :rotf
 
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