discussion BOATMANS B58 HUSTLER IN 148th scale with lights

[boatman]

 

[John Race]

Seat please, with fan Chris.

Better today, much cooler.
John.
Hi to Jen

 

[boatman]

Seat please, with fan Chris.

Better today, much cooler.
John.
Hi to Jen

ONE chair put out john with ice cream for you but dont tell you know WHO

 

[papa 695]

Cracking start, just pulled up my chair next to John.

 

[John Race]

ONE chair put out john with ice cream for you but dont tell you know WHO

No indeed, think at the moment she's adjusting the clutch on the bike.

 

[boatman]

Hi chris , great project . I built this a few years back and its a huge kit ! Ive done enough old Monogram kits to know the decals will be knackered , guaranteed , I would definitely get some decal film on them . The undercarriage is something to watch for too, its beautifully detailed but very complicated and a bit fragile . Btw the big fuel tank under the fuselage also contained the nuclear bomb ! Its an amazing looking machine and its going to look wicked all lit up boatman style !

HI Tony yes you are right about that main under cart as ive been all day trying to work out how it all fits but on the instruckions it says some parts are omitted out an not shown so did you have any close up shot of this under cart for me to study please if you can help me you will make an old penshioner happy lol
ATB SIR chrisb

 

[boatman]

Awesome Chris, the Hustler has a real Cold War beast look to it. The decals look okay in that photo, but it might be a good idea to treat them to a decal bonder of some sort just to be sure.

Have you got any Liquid Decal Film Chris? I've used it on really old decals with great success.
Pete

HI GUYS well ive now got that liquid decal film to put on the decal but now a question guys when i brush it on the decals can i just brush the stuff over the whole sheet or do i just brush the film on just the decals an do i have to cut out the decals before goin in the water ?
hope you guys can help me on this
cheers if you can guys
chrisb

 

[minitnkr]

Love a Hustler.

 

[stillp]

HI GUYS well ive now got that liquid decal film to put on the decal but now a question guys when i brush it on the decals can i just brush the stuff over the whole sheet or do i just brush the film on just the decals an do i have to cut out the decals before goin in the water ?
hope you guys can help me on this
cheers if you can guys
chrisb

Just on the decals Chris.
Pete

 

[boatman]

Just on the decals Chris.
Pete

so i can still then stick them in the water an let the float off ? yes
chrisb

 

[stillp]

Yes Chris. The decal film dries to be just like the clear carrier film on normal decals.
I don't float decals off - I dip them in water then lay them on an old bathroom ceramic tile for a few minutes.
Pete