First trials

[rhallinger]

Hi Patrick!  Nice work.   Your choice of the phrase "try to recover" regarding the decal damage is an excellent one.  That was not a "beginner's accident"--it happens to all of us from time to time, sometimes with annoying regularity!     Your intent to persevere and resolve the problem with ingenuity and planning is the correct path to maturity in scale modeling, IMHO.  You will be just fine.  You have the right attitude.   Enjoy yourself, as we will all enjoy your progress and probably learn some things from you as well.  I have not yet built the WNW SE5a, so I will surely be watching to learn!  

Regards,

Bob

[IFF1418]

Thank you RAGIII and Bob, if I'm doing rather well it's thanks to all you gentle people with advice and encouragement, and  with all the beautifull examples posted on the forum. Without the forum I would have never known how to start on it and it helps me to become better. I still have a long way to go but I enjoy doing it very much. This said, the SE5a is a beautifull plane and I became to love it more and more. WnW has made a wonderfull kit.
So again, thank you all !

Very kind regards

Patrick
 

[IFF1418]

Hello all,

Some pictures of the decals. Should there be another mat cote on the decals after applying them?





Here the exhaust is much to high, don't now how to fix this!


Here is the ruined decal


Here after the attempt to "recover" it a bit


Thank you for looking!

Kind regards

Patrick

[Ernie]

Patrick, it really doesn't look bad.  Pretty good salvage
job I'd say.  I suppose if you wanted you could
incorporate it in a darker colour "patch"...I thing most
aircraft had them here and there.  Keep up the good work,
and by the way, your airbrushing looks good!

Cheers,
Ernie

[IFF1418]

Hello Ernie,

Thank you so much for your kind words. Do you mean by "patch" I should only paint over the decals with a clear mat layer? I'm not familiar with all the painting techniques that are used.

Very kind regards

Patrick

[Ernie]

Hi Patrick,
  What i meant by patch was a small square of "fresh" fabric/paint over an
area to simulate repairing a tear or hole in the original fabric.  In the
field, I imagine ground crews did this quite often without too much regard
for original markings underneath.  Food for thought.  Carry on with your build,
your're doing great!

Cheers,
Ernie

[RAGIII]

Looks really great! Too bad about the decal but others have given you some good suggestions! As an alternative you could use a little white decal cut to shape to fill in the letter. All in all very nice!
RAGIII

[IFF1418]

Hi Patrick,
  What i meant by patch was a small square of "fresh" fabric/paint over an
area to simulate repairing a tear or hole in the original fabric.  In the
field, I imagine ground crews did this quite often without too much regard
for original markings underneath.  Food for thought.  Carry on with your build,
your're doing great!

Cheers,
Ernie

Ernie, I understand now wat you meant. Good idea, but wouldn't it look like I did a messy painting? As all the rest would be like coming out of the factory (I'm not yet far enough for weathering). Thank you very much for the kind words.

Looks really great! Too bad about the decal but others have given you some good suggestions! As an alternative you could use a little white decal cut to shape to fill in the letter. All in all very nice!
RAGIII

Thank you RAGIII, that's what I did (sea my last picture). I found a "4" on the decal sheet and took a part of that after cutting it to the right size. Thank you so much for your encouraging words!

Kind regards

Patrick

[Des]

I can't quite see what the problem is with the exhaust, it should run just above the stitch line on the fabric. You did a good job with the repair of the damaged decal, what I usually do in a case like this is to cut a piece of white decal to the correct size and shape and apply it over the damaged section. After I apply my decals and giving them time to dry I always spray them with a clear coat, this protects the decals and gives the correct sheen, either a satin ot matt clear. You are doing a great job with your build, this has been a fantastic learning curve for you and you will find your next build to be a lot easier. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing the top wing mounted.

Des.

[rhinocrat]

Looking really good. i'd definitely put on a clear coat after decalling, but gently wipe the whole area with clean pure water, and let it dry beforehand. Nice recovery on the "F"!

[IFF1418]

Thank you Des and Rhinocrat. As you propose I will put a clear coat over the decals. They will become less vulnerable I hope. Des indeed this one exhaust is placed much to high. I had a lot of problems fixing them and maybe the engine wasn't placed in line of the exhaust. I don't think I will undo it or would you?
Thank you both for the kind words.

Very kind regards

Patrick

[coyotemagic]

Nice save on the decal, Patrick.  The repair looks good.
Cheers,
Bud

[IFF1418]

Thank you Bud. I was very happy having saved it a little bit. Wasn't looking good at all. That way, little by little I will learn and gain more confidence.

Thanks a lot and kind regards

Patrick

[mgunns]

Hello Patrick, this is coming along quite nicely and nice save on the decal.  It looks like you may have got the exhausts on the wrong side.  Left on the right side, and right on the left side.  You may want to take them off and pre-rig the cabane struts as it is a bear with the exhausts on.  You may also want to test fit them before fixing them.  It is up to you.  You have made great progress and it is looking real good.  I am looking forward to your next update.  I have been away from the forum for awhile as I have taken a part time job and with decent weather here in the great upper midwest of North America, spend more time away from the computer and the bench.

Take care and best

Mark

[IFF1418]

Hello Mark,

Glad to have You back! I hope You enjoy your part time job. In Europe we had a bad spring, I hope next week the weather will be a little better.
Unfortunately I already recovered the exhaust, so I will leave it as it is. I hope the rigging will not be to difficult then. For the moment I'm painting the struts. The rigging of the upper wing is done, I still have to paint the brass tubes.
Thank you Mark for your kind words.

Very kind regards

Patrick