Thank you Ken, Lance, Stephen, Fredrik, Brad, Andreas and Sandy for your responses! Highly appreciated!
Don't know if you wet sanded the cowling
Not yet, but I will try!
this is amazingly quick (and good)!
The small size helps with the speed, not much details, no weapons, no two seater, ...
How do you trim the aviattik lozenge after it's on the model and get it to conform to the curves of the wing?
Brad, yes, I heard often that the Aviattic decals do not react to the chemical liquids but that is not true. Here is my way:
I apply the decals the usual way. They should fit, but if a bit bigger it works also. Then I let them dry, best overnight. The next day I cut them with a very sharp scissor if necessary (but do not move the scissor during cut to not stretch the decals, tricky).
Then: I apply Micro Set (the blue one) to the decals, but not on top. I put it with a brush into the gap between wing and decal. Then wait 10 or 15 seconds and press it with a finger to the surface. It is possible to apply Set again. But be careful and do not stretch the decal!
The decals react very nicely to the Set and conform to the surface. It there is not enough glue it is possible to fix with future or thinned white glue.
Hope it helps!
I remember a few SPIN kits - e.g. the Pulpit SPAD - where you have to release the parts from the sheet of flash!
Oh yes, you mean this plate? I had it in the kit pictures on the first page. I have not used much of it.
This is more of a scratch build with a few SPIN bits added to the mix!
This is my way to build oob
It is somehow easier and faster to use for example real wooden struts instead of use that resin parts, clean them, fill bubbles and other failures, paint them wood, ...
It is a good training for a later full scratch build!
Cheers,
Frank
