This one comes up a lot. I always say there is no correct answer,you have to check your references. Not all were in a matt finish. For every matt one you can find an image of something more glossy. I reckon that the Germans and Americans may have been the most likely to use some form of unofficial polishing.
I came accross this nice shiney U.S. example but post it here to show the correct technique for applying 1:1 decals. I thought they stencilled those markings on,you live and learn!
Pilots standing nearby and pasting Japanese flags on the side of an aircraft in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
I quite enjoyed seeing the rather hefty fellow appear at the end of the clip,obviously a stranger to the salad bar.
On a completely different note I spent most of this week working at the headquarters of a large pharmaceutical company near Wavre in Belgium. Everyday,shuttling from my hotel, I drove past a shop which had a yellow painted 20mm Flakvierling outside. It was an odd thing to see!
Cheers
Steve
I came accross this nice shiney U.S. example but post it here to show the correct technique for applying 1:1 decals. I thought they stencilled those markings on,you live and learn!
Pilots standing nearby and pasting Japanese flags on the side of an aircraft in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
I quite enjoyed seeing the rather hefty fellow appear at the end of the clip,obviously a stranger to the salad bar.
On a completely different note I spent most of this week working at the headquarters of a large pharmaceutical company near Wavre in Belgium. Everyday,shuttling from my hotel, I drove past a shop which had a yellow painted 20mm Flakvierling outside. It was an odd thing to see!
Cheers
Steve