jettdude Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I built this kit in 1996. I have a thing for Tiger Meet schemes so when I saw the DACO decals at the 1995 Nats in Albuquerque....I had to have them. I used the Hasegawa Thunderbird F-16A kit due to the white plastic which helped greatly in applying the yellow paint. Every single stripe on this model is a decal. I enjoy decalling a lot so I thought this would be fun....NOT! After 233 seperate tiger stripes I was ready for the assylum. The decals were a bit stiff adding to the problem because each one required significant baby sitting and multiple applications of decal solvent to prevent silvering. I told myself "NEVER AGAIN"...however 9 years later there is a Tiger Striped CF-18 sitting on the bench right now...98% done. It was another giant pain but that is another story. Other additions: Daco Parabrake housing Seamless Sucker Intake True Details Ejection Seat Enjoy Darren McTee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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phantom Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 puuuuuuurrrrrrrrrty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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doctorpepper Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 i can't believe you'd actually do something like that... for me... i would have waited for the day they could use an inkjet printer to print on planes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Darren, Fan-freakin-tastic! Sweet looking model. Cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FrankC Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Darren,:o Fan-freakin-tastic! Sweet looking model. Cheers, Alby, I saw this one up close at the Gathering back in 2001 - it looks even better than the photos show. I can't wait to see the CF-18! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Shead, It looks okay. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
venom1 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Man, that is one purty bird! Beautiful job! Cheers, Sam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jettdude Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 Shead, It looks okay. :P Regards, Murph Murph, All Vipers just "look OK".......now if it was an Eagle...I'd be offended! Shead :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ming Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 :P :P it is a beauty I have a 1/144 scale kit (shanghai dragon) for the exact same bird! that kit doesn't contain tiger striper :P so I may have to to hand paint the 200 + stripes :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tigerboy Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Very Very nicely done!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainErik Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 It was worth the effort Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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