Chris L
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Fabulous looking bird ! Regards, Christian
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Thanks for reaffirming my thoughts of never wanting to build those old Aotaki kits . May they continue to rest in peace . You did quite a good job on your . Cheers, Christian
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1/32 Tam.Spitfire "Kicked Up A Notch" Dec 20/18 DONE!!
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Hi Chuck ! So glad to see you posting anew . Cheers, Christian -
Thanks Steve . I have used the Cartograph decals before and they were good . Hopefully , between the newer Revell and the Sky decals , we'll be pretty close . Cheers, Christian
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Thanks. Good to know info. Cheers, Christian
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Thanks MIke Cheers, Christian
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Fear not. This weapon armed with the curved blade is an awesome tool ! Cheers, Christian
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Thanks Jonathan an Steve . A big catalog does not guarantee great decals . I still have a lot of the old ESCI because they printed a lot of different thing and Squadron had all these sales . They do however not represent great quality . Mainly , I was looking of something that will lay down good and does not seem to be printed on cardboard . It will not make me crazy if it's not 100 % accurate . There's a lot of birds's who's picture was not saved to film but I would lie to stay in the ballpark . I'm debating on what markings I want my Halifax to reflect . Friday
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Have any of you used Sky decals . Are they OK ? Regards, Christian
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I find that Iwata is cheapest on line but it takes some patience and hunting . The best prices have come from Japan where they are made . Parts here in the US. are relatively easy to find. Cheers, Christian
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Reading up on this compressor. It is quoted @ 55 DBA . Conversation at home is 50 DBA and 55 DBA in a restaurant. Cheers, Christian
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I agree . You will be missed . Prayers for the Bush family . Christian
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Thanks that makes good sense . I also enjoy the fact that you can sort of roll the cuts with a sharp curved blade rather than trying to pull it . I use both depending on the occasion . Cheers, Christian
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Just taking a second look at what you just said about not pulling the knife blade means you need something like a scalpel rather than a # 11 blade. Cheers, Christian
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OK, will retry it . Thanks.
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I know , it sounds like a caveman could do it but for the life of me I have never succeeded in getting it to lay down right all the way around. Can't remember if it was over plastic or Future . I have an entire roll, so it's not like I don't have anymore . Obviously missing something simple . Thanks, I'll have to try again. Cheers, Christian
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I have run across this on a 1/72 scale Westland Whirlwind as I was taking the final pictures . The Special Hobby plastic is soft but I could not find any other problems . Unfortunately for this build, it was too late. Cheers, Christian
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For whatever reason, I have never managed to get that to work for me .
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As far as I understood it from the people that were in the F-16 program . The airplane was such a success from early on, was because there were a lot of crew chiefs involved in the process of keeping a bird flying . Cheers, Christian
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I have also found the Olfa Hobby knife to be a very fine cutting blade and the curve of the blade seems well suited for what I do.
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Thanks Roberto . It seems I have tried that previously . Can't remember why I stopped . Will look for the 3M tape. If that does not turn up, I'll retry the bare metal foil . Cheers, Christian
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If you spray Acrylics , it can be cleaned up with Windex ( containing ammonia ) Dunk it if you can , otherwise it can be done with a square tip brush . Cheers, Christian
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Looking very nice for a 1/72 scale build . Is the paint job correct on your build ? I would like to build one myself, so maybe I can use yours as example of what it should look like . Cheers, Christian
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I noticed that earlier and thought it would be worth a try. After looking for a source I found that Sprue Brother carried this brand . Alas, they do not appear to cater to the 1/72 crowd. Need to do some more searching. Cheers, Christian
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Hi Pierre . Wow, a lot of different idea on painting canopies have been posted .
I particularly find your idea about making circles for the corners . Too simple to be obvious but a great idea. Now I need to see if I can make it work with something as small as 1/72.
Even Tamiya tape is difficult to cut in such a small size, simply because there's not enough adhesion to keep it from wandering . Even with the sharpest of blades .
I once had some sort of Teflon type tape that was used in aircraft pressurization systems and that stuff was perfect , being partially opaque and it cut quite readily . Unfortunately , it's only a pleasant memory .
Basically, , I could have done a 1/72 scale Zero with two pieces of tape and the edge leakage was zero . Sure do miss it.
Cheers, Christian
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Hey Pierre . Just found your post.
Looking for the 3M tape now .
Searching on line it seems to be described in more than one description including duck tape which I find hard to swallow .
Can you give a place to search or perhaps a more thorough description ? I would hate to order on line and get the wrong item.
Thank you , Christian
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Hi Chris,
I see it is also called 3M SCOTCH Magic tape. Comes in a green box. It also lends itself well to cover canopies and cut along the frames if you're inclined to do that. I don't trust myself with that, lol.
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/scotch-magic-tape/6000016945853
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