RICH W Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 i have just started to build this kit since receiving the decals i have just sprayed the fuselage and added one of the decals at the moment heres a couple of pictures . Used my home made winglets rather than the horrible revell ones The cover sheet from the decal set what the model will look like when done The blue decal is slightly lighter than the paint i have used , but as far as i can see from the picture not much of this will show once the next decal is on . i cant decide weather to mask round the decal and then scrape it off and spray it the same blue as the rest of the model Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 That's going to look great, can't wait to see it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Looks good so far. Here's pic I took of it in December of last year at Seatac. Hope you don't mind me posting it. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Looks good so far. Here's pic I took of it in December of last year at Seatac. Hope you don't mind me posting it. Aaron no cause not i always like to work to pictures aswell as the decal instruction sheet when making model I think Ryanair over here in England still have a 737-800 in this colour scheme i have not yet managed to see it at my local airport to get any pictures i think the aircraft look smart in this colour scheme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 just applied the decal to the right hand side heres a pictures , you cant tell the difference between the decal darlk blue been slightly lighter than the painted blue once the decal is on Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WiG Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Oh wow it looks really awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Oh wow it looks really awesome! it did do till the decal broke up on me when i was trying put the decal on the other side there was no way i could recover it i hardly touched it with my finger and it came off and the right hand side decal had been on all night anyone else doing this scheme be extremly carefull when applying the long light blue decal , i have since tried coating the tail Logos on the decal sheet with Acrylic sealer ( Klear) seems to strengthen the decal a bit IF ANYONE HAS A SPARE SET THAT THEY DO DONT WANT AND WOULD SELL TO ME I WILL HAPPILY BUY IT FROM YOU PLEASE MESSAGE ME OR POST ON HERE it is Gio Decal sheet 144-303 will post some more pitures soon with the tail logos on , but untill i get another set of decals i cant do much with the Fuselage Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WiG Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I was with my dad over the weekend, he was applying decals to his Panda Models B-1 Lancer and I was applying decals to my Airfix Concorde. It was the first time I have ever done decals (yes, I know, I'm a noob) and I had absolutely no problems and it came out just right. My dad, well, he has been modeling since he was like 10 and he turns 50 next month, so he has had a lot of experience. Every single decal had to tear or pretty much disintegrate. He was cussing that model for four hours, and the best part of it was the noob (me) sitting next to him had no problems at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 I was with my dad over the weekend, he was applying decals to his Panda Models B-1 Lancer and I was applying decals to my Airfix Concorde. It was the first time I have ever done decals (yes, I know, I'm a noob) and I had absolutely no problems and it came out just right. My dad, well, he has been modeling since he was like 10 and he turns 50 next month, so he has had a lot of experience. Every single decal had to tear or pretty much disintegrate. He was cussing that model for four hours, and the best part of it was the noob (me) sitting next to him had no problems at all. I have had no problems before it just seemed to be with this set i have over 100 models and never had this problem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 I have managed to do the engines heres a picture of them finished , i did fill the bottoms of the engines to make them more round on the bottom so when you attach them to the model they look flat to the ground Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GCA333 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Sorry about the decal ripping. DACO/Skyline look like they are working on an Alaskan 'dreamliner' 737 sheet. Not sure when it comes out, but it might be useful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Sorry about the decal ripping.DACO/Skyline look like they are working on an Alaskan 'dreamliner' 737 sheet. Not sure when it comes out, but it might be useful. whats the website address for that do you know , are there pictures on there of the decal it will be usefull cause the guy in Brazil i got the decal off said he will replace it for me but he has run out of that set at the moment and needs to get one off the manufacturer so it could be a bit before i get the replacement and i am at a stop with the model untill i get the decal thanks for the info about Daco/Skyline Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DACO Products Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 whats the website address for that do you know , are there pictures on there of the decal Can't believe that people still have problems with knowing my website :-) http://ultra.glo.be/daco And if you go to the link "what are we working on" in the upper left frame, then you'll find the link towards the Dreamliner decals Otherwise: http://ultra.glo.be/daco/KSky67.html They are still not yet to the printer But as far as I can see, the Giodecal version doesn't give the fading of the edges as the real plane does (and my decals will)... Danny Coremans DACO Products Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GCA333 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Those decals are tempting, and I might just have a 787 kit... Looking forward to seeing these decals when they are done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 Can't believe that people still have problems with knowing my website :-)http://ultra.glo.be/daco And if you go to the link "what are we working on" in the upper left frame, then you'll find the link towards the Dreamliner decals Otherwise: http://ultra.glo.be/daco/KSky67.html They are still not yet to the printer But as far as I can see, the Giodecal version doesn't give the fading of the edges as the real plane does (and my decals will)... Danny Coremans DACO Products i will definatly be buying a set of your Ryanair ones when you release them and probably the Alaska ones too if i sont get a replacement from Gio decals ive looked at the pictures of your decals they look spot on Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 GOSH !! That looks amazing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZOOMER Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Great looking paint scheme. I LOVE Boeing jets especially in house colours. Super job, keep it up! Cheers Zoomer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vinny Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Can't believe that people still have problems with knowing my website :-)http://ultra.glo.be/daco And if you go to the link "what are we working on" in the upper left frame, then you'll find the link towards the Dreamliner decals Otherwise: http://ultra.glo.be/daco/KSky67.html They are still not yet to the printer But as far as I can see, the Giodecal version doesn't give the fading of the edges as the real plane does (and my decals will)... Danny Coremans DACO Products These decals look fab! Put me down for a set of the Ryanair and 787 decals Any release date set? Thanks Vinny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 These decals look fab! Put me down for a set of the Ryanair and 787 decals Any release date set? Thanks Vinny Hi Vinny i emailed Danny Direct the other day when i found out he was doing these decals , he said that he has some other decals to finish yet once they are printed the dreamliner ones will be printed with them heres a couple more pictures of my model im as far as i can go now with the decals ripping , managed to decal the engines and winglets ok i put a few coats of sealer over them to ensure they didnt pull off More to follow once i get some decals Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vinny Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Thank you for the info on the decals Richard Great work on the 737... it's a fantastic scheme but very challenging. The idea of masking curves to match up with decals freaks me out a bit. You're doing a brilliant job on it so it's very inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Vinny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ojsguilty Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I've found that a really good way to do that (at least in the model railroading world... LOL) is to: 1) Photocopy the decals 2) lay out a bunch of masking tape on a surface you can cut on (rubber hobby mat, glass, etc) 3) carefully place the photo copy OVER the tape, secure, and trace the photocopied decal with a REALLY sharp hobby knife that's worked for me really well in the past... Good luck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vinny Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I've found that a really good way to do that (at least in the model railroading world... LOL) is to:1) Photocopy the decals 2) lay out a bunch of masking tape on a surface you can cut on (rubber hobby mat, glass, etc) 3) carefully place the photo copy OVER the tape, secure, and trace the photocopied decal with a REALLY sharp hobby knife that's worked for me really well in the past... Good luck! Cool! Nice technique. I'll have to try this some day. Thanks! Vinny :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 yesterday i received a replacement decal from Chris Raffa but he did not put me the dark blue backing decal in so today i have masked the model off and sprayed this with the same blue as i used for the fuselage heres a picture hopefully i will have more look with the new decal Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Managed to apply the new decal to the Right hand side today more to follow Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RICH W Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Left hand decal applied IF ANYONE ELSE IS USING THIS DECAL I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE SEALING EACH OF THE LONG BLUE STRIPE DECALS AS YOU PUT THEM ON CAUSE THE FIRST TIME THE DECALS ALL BROKE UP ON ME WHEN I TOUCHED THEM I ALWAYS USE KLEAR ( OR FUTURE IN THE U.S.A) TO SEAL MY DECALS Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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