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Ade's F-4F Phantom II WTD 61 "Flight Test"

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Its almost Dennis the menace! good work mate, very nice paint work so far
 
I like it! So satisfying to see something other than camouflage going onto a military jet.
 
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Well, I followed the painting instructions and then went to apply the decals,


I had around 8 decals all nicely on when I noticed the next one wold leave a 3mm gap.


This means the bright orange will show a strip where it should be black,


I've thought about masking and painting the black but think it will show with it been a gloss black.


I've emailed Revell in hopes that I can get some more decals, if I can I will remove the ones I've done already and respray the paint but leaving a wider line.


Here's a quick pic,, basically the black should be full at the leading edge.


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Right now it's boxed up and put away till I get my mojo back :(


Any advice, comments more than welcome.


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I'd just paint it Adrian, if you applied a gloss coat over the model it should blend in.
 
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I've considered this, but if you look close at the rear of the tail and the rear of the wing, I should have set the decal 3mm backward, now I'd have to also mask and paint the checks to match up.


What I'm saying is I buggered it up, should have started with the rear tail decal and worked forward.


Adrian
 
and then you placed it carefully onto the desk and shouted ohhhhh Bo.......ther.


I hate it when things like that happen.
 
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and then you placed it carefully onto the desk and shouted ohhhhh Bo.......ther.
I hate it when things like that happen.
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I've actually been quite calm about it all, its now in the front bedroom boxed away till new decals arrive :)


Adrian
 
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So I take it Revell are sending you a new set Adrian ?
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I emailed them asking how I could get another set, got a reply back saying I hadn't included any postal details ( I was just enquiring so hadn't put address ), so I sent the email again with the address, so fingers crossed :)


I must say in the past they have been very good to me, I had a new set for my GT500 Mustang and they even sent me a set for a 50p Queen Mary kit I picked up.


Adrian
 
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Revell kindly sent me a new decal sheet out, took 2 1/2 weeks but it was free, sadly it was the small sheet only and I still need the larger sheet but they have sent a letter apologising and saying the other sheet will be sent out as well.


I know it's a long wait but I have plenty to build in the mean time and it will mean I have 2 Phantoms coming off the assembly line in short order :)


Adrian
 
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Little update, the larger sheet of decals that I needed arrived today, along with yet another smaller sheet :)


So now I can start all those decals again :)


Adrian
 
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Right this was my 3rd attempt at doing the decals on this build, I was so happy they all went down perfectly and so 24 hours later I did a test by putting spare decals on a pop bottle letting those dry then testing Tamiya's Semi Gloss clear on one side and Halfords Clear lacquer on the other side on a separate decal. Both turned out fine so I opted to go with the Halfords.


I sprayed a fine mist coat on and everything was fine, 12 hours later I sprayed a 2nd coat and all hell broke loose, the one wing bubbled like it was boiling and is completely ruined again.


I can't send for any more decals as the model is now OOP and Revell won't ship replacement decals now.


My options are; try to lightly rub back the effected side and place the decals over the top, I have this side spare from my previous two attempts or completely strip the whole thing back and start over with a new set of decals of a 2nd same kit I have bought?


If I do strip the whole thing any recommendations as it's such a huge kit to soak :)


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