Oldbaldguy Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Since the insignia blue you painted on is a bit bright, I think I would do a bit of sanding and repainting, then go in search of some quality national insignia decals that are the right color. Heck, they are decals on many of the 1:1 jets, so why not? You know you are making me want to drag my ancient F-4 out from under the bench, right? Anthony in NZ and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Hmmmm, if it were me I would probably sand it down and do it again, but that’s just me. Knowing how particular you are I would re-do it or it will forever bug you. The decal idea might be a good idea too Derek B and vvwse4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Anthony in NZ said: Hmmmm, if it were me I would probably sand it down and do it again, but that’s just me. Knowing how particular you are I would re-do it or it will forever bug you. The decal idea might be a good idea too I think I will give the decal option a go, not my favorite option but I am getting nowhere now. Sanded the lot down right now and gave it a layer of Sea Gull gray. Anthony in NZ, Derek B and Oldbaldguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Good call, keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 Tried one decal last night , I have the AOA set and used mrMark softner to let it blend in. It didn't soften the decal but melted it. Is that stuff too strong? Anyone else have the same problems with that? Anyway, had to sand everything down anyway so only a few hours spent...... Cheers Rick Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben and Anthony in NZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Oh, man! Talk about a snake-bit project. Don’t bin it; every part of this is a learning process and it all will eventually fall into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 Ok back to the drawningboard I guess. MikeMaben, Derek B, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Rick, your perseverance will be rewarded with a beautiful Phantom ... -Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 well done, I would have just quietly slid it over to the shelf of doom and started a new kit vvwse4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 7 hours ago, Robthepom said: well done, I would have just quietly slid it over to the shelf of doom and started a new kit I am too stubborn to do that, no way a piece of plastic will win. Oldbaldguy, Robthepom and Derek B 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 12:49 AM, GreyGhost said: Rick, your perseverance will be rewarded with a beautiful Phantom ... -Gregg Thanks Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) Took a deep breath and started the decals option. And offcourse things went wrong......the funniest thing happend when I noticed that below the underside of the stars and bars decal the paint became sticky. Somehow the paint dissolved and the layers underneath became visible. Let everything dry for a night and I might be able to fix that with a brush. Als I had to puncture the big decal because it would not settle down after the first time. Used up most of my Micro Sol, waiting for a new bottle, this works better than the mr Mark I used before. The damage on the decal can be fixed I think. On the other hand I am having a good time adding all the stencilling, looks cool. So I am getting somewhere, finally. Cheers Rick Edited March 14, 2022 by vvwse4 easixpedro, Landrotten Highlander, denders and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 vvwse4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 nice save, i am fighting with white paint too all the time.... vvwse4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Allright, After only looking here for a long time, and admiring everybody who actually build stuff, I decided it is time to finish something, well finish this thing. Had to dig it up and blow the dust off and see where we were. I decided to do something stupid and attached the gear to get the idea of progress. After that I tried to fix the stars an bar, hope that will come out after a layer of gloss or mat coat Right now I am enjoying a quiet night shift so I have some time to spare. Putting on a truckload of small decals, yellow is hardly visible on white, but it is progress. Still not a clue how to fix the tail, but I will figure that out hopefully. Thats it for now. Cheers Rick MikeMaben, Isar 30/07, Memphis and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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