Phatsamurai Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 MY youngest Daughter loves the blue angels, so I decided to build one to hang in her room. I have a monogram f18 to use but the decals are old and I remember them having bleed through issues. can someone suggest a decal set? mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) IF you can find a set of the Yellow Hammer F/A-18 sheet (Y48-13), that is the way to go if not that one then the Superscale sheet for the 2004 season (48-1000)...the older Superscale sheet for the 1987 isn't too good, very thin and the blue bleeds through turning your letters and numbers a bit green. CAMpro sheet 48-011 is also a very nice set. http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAM-PRO-Blue-Angels-F-A-18A-B-Hornet-Decals-1-48-CAMPRO-48-011-/141263418369?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item20e3f4b401 Edited April 28, 2014 by 82Whitey51 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AV O Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) MY youngest Daughter loves the blue angels, so I decided to build one to hang in her room. I have a monogram f18 to use but the decals are old and I remember them having bleed through issues. can someone suggest a decal set? mike I would suggest you do as I did for all Blue Angels Aircraft I built. Paint them : No trouble with faded, transparent or damaged decal colours. I scanned the decals and used them (stuck on double face tape) as templates. Except for the "script" titles Blue Angels. Just think about a white undercoat before applying the Yellow (Federal Standard 595 Color FS 13538 / Gunze H329 / Hu :188 or Trainer Yellow) These are all 1/72nd (except the C-130 -> 1/200th). 1/48th should be easier. (shrinking your screen will make a side by side display) Cheers. AV O Edited April 29, 2014 by AV O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phatsamurai Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 never thought about scanning and making a template, good idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graves_09 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Steel beach makes a pre cut vinyl mask for the F-18 blue angels. I think sprue bros has them in stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Jasmine decals work great. Available on ebay pretty cheap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AV O Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) never thought about scanning and making a template, good idea Same as here : With Italeri decals on a Hasegawa F-100D : Or on this Hasegawa F-16. I only used the surrounding thin blue stripe on the bottom side: Only masking for this one. No decal available with the kit. On all of them, the stars were applied separetly, one by one, to avoid the decal film showing on the white paint. The advantage of scanning is that if it gets worn out or torn, you can make a new one over and over, and even use the left over part for masking in case of colour under leaking. Edited May 2, 2014 by AV O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AV O Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 never thought about scanning and making a template, good idea Keep us aware how you manage or succeed in painting your model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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