Thanks everyone! Edgar, no worries on the pictures, just received the Datafile for the D.VIII, and shot an email to Old Rhinebeck to ask for a couple interior shots and a couple other things. Moving along, the next task on this project is the lozenges. The kit I have is the 2014 release (I also have a 1994 release of the same kit because I needed a full set of instructions, but that's another story!)
and the good news is that the decals are from Cartograf. the bad news is, Dragon was a bit off with their colors. I had picked up a 4-color Microsculpt sheet some time back, so today's project is to cut out the decals from the kit and trace them onto the microsculpt decals.
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you can see how the kit decals are a bit(!) too bright. the lighting makes the Microsculpt sheet look more brown-toned than it actually is. on to the cutting. I was glad to only end up using 1 and a tiny bit of a second line of the lozenge, plenty more for future projects!
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
I decided to fit the turtledeck decal to see how the trimming came out, and how the decals would lay down and adhere. I was pleased because the decal slid into place perfectly, and was slightly oversize. much better to be a little to big and trimming as opposed to coming up too short!
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
The turtledeck ended up smoothing out even more than in the previous shot once I'd worked the water out a bit and trimmed the excess. Didn't get any further pics of today's progress, as my 9-month old son awoke from his nap! A couple of paint touch-ups on the fuselage and then I will add the side lozenges.