Hi - yes, they’re fairly translucent. I went with a white gloss and then applied flory black wash - the aim was to highlight the nails and it also left a patchy slightly mottled look. It worked quite well - I might think about another wash but will wait to see how it looks after the ‘planking’ effect is added. The main lesson I’ve learnt (too late!) is to mask off those areas you don’t want the decals to attach to - eg there seems to be a bit of overlap and it’s very noticeable when they do crossover as it almost doubles the colour intensity. They are almost impossible to get off once dried ( eg I’m going to have to sand back some of the tail as the main fuselage decals partially covered it (at least before I taped it over for decals 3 and 4). Hopefully this makes sense. Looking forward to seeing how it goes. Cheers Matt
Thanks Matt - basically what I've found.
I did cut away overlap at the fin and tail skid, but you're right, once they're on, they're on!!
The biggest problem I think is as they're not 'cookie' cut there's no indication for where the fuselage raised detail is, such as access panel and fitting/pulleys.
Consequently when applied you end up with decal standing proud over those area which then need to be cut through to get the air and water out so the decal conforms.
Avoiding decal fold over and creases around curves resulting in dark lines is another problem,
Mike
