Author Topic: Junkers D 1 Roden 1/48 (Read 11052 times)

RAGIII · « **Reply #45 on:** May 04, 2016, 12:24:06 AM »

Quote from: BigBlue on May 03, 2016, 11:08:04 AM

Looks very nice Marc. Good luck with the decals... that can indeed be trying!

Chris

I agree completely. The decals have been trying for many Modelers I have seen doing this kit. Patience and a lot of setting solution

RAGIII

Monty · « **Reply #46 on:** May 08, 2016, 11:01:25 PM »

Hi Rick and Chris, I'm certainly going to take your good advice regarding the decals to heart! But it certainly looks doable in spite of the fragile decals, a few touch-ups may be needed, and I will take it slow...

Enjoy your modelling!

Marc

RAGIII · « **Reply #47 on:** May 09, 2016, 05:29:15 AM »

Looks good so far !
RAGIII

BigBlue · « **Reply #48 on:** May 09, 2016, 10:49:43 AM »

Very nice!

Des · « **Reply #49 on:** May 09, 2016, 10:51:16 AM »

Nice work with the decals.

Des

xmald · « **Reply #50 on:** May 10, 2016, 06:19:29 AM »

Great work! I really like the way you`ve painted her

Monty · « **Reply #51 on:** June 03, 2016, 03:06:33 AM »

Hi Des, Bigblue, Rick and Filip, Thank you for checking in and the encouragement. Yes, this project is progressing slowly, the decals are fragile, need lots of soaking in setting solution, and gentle teasing into place, repeat, and yes, there are small areas of damage I will have to touch up, but now I have the upper wing decals on and the other side of the fin, let's hope we can get things moving!

Regards,

Marc

coyotemagic · « **Reply #52 on:** June 03, 2016, 03:38:11 AM »

Brilliant work with the decals, Marc! Those Roden decals are horrible under the best of circumstances, smooth, glossy surface and so on, but you've worked a miracle getting them to settle over those corrugations.
Cheers,
Bud

xmald · « **Reply #53 on:** June 03, 2016, 05:14:22 AM »

Even though I have a nice bunch of Roden`s models in my stash I haven`t got any experience with the decals but from what I`ve heard they`re the worst aspect of their models...
Great job with the decals!

Des · « **Reply #54 on:** June 03, 2016, 07:28:59 AM »

Your model is looking excellent Marc and congratulations on the success with applying the Roden decals. I have built every 1:32 scale WW1 Roden aircraft kit and managed to use the kit decals on all of them.

Des.

RAGIII · « **Reply #55 on:** June 03, 2016, 09:13:33 PM »

Quote from: coyotemagic on June 03, 2016, 03:38:11 AM

Brilliant work with the decals, Marc! Those Roden decals are horrible under the best of circumstances, smooth, glossy surface and so on, but you've worked a miracle getting them to settle over those corrugations.
Cheers,
Bud

Bud is right on in his assessment! Miracle is correct!
RAGIII

Ernie · « **Reply #56 on:** June 04, 2016, 03:38:55 AM »

Quote from: RAGIII on June 03, 2016, 09:13:33 PM

Quote from: coyotemagic on June 03, 2016, 03:38:11 AM
Brilliant work with the decals, Marc! Those Roden decals are horrible under the best of circumstances, smooth, glossy surface and so on, but you've worked a miracle getting them to settle over those corrugations.
Cheers,
Bud

Bud is right on in his assessment! Miracle is correct!
RAGIII

I would say so! I have had a hard enough time with Roden's decals on a smooth
surface.

Brilliant work, Marc!!

Cheers,
Ernie

lcarroll · « **Reply #57 on:** June 04, 2016, 04:58:02 AM »

Marc,
I'll say it's brilliant work, my first step with Roden decals, after trying them several times, is straight to the waste can! Add the fact that you're working on a corrugated surface and it is indeed a miracle you're performing!
Nicely done all round.

Cheers,
Lance

Monty · « **Reply #58 on:** June 24, 2016, 03:57:22 AM »

Hi, Bud, Rick, Des, Lance, Ernie and Xmald, I must admit I had a real good chuckle about the quality of Roden decals! Well, to be quite honest, I think they are usable but poor, there are times with older decals that they simply won't work, and there are numerous problems: I have to confess I've hit a few of them: I now need quite a bit of touch-up both black and white. There may just be some silvering too, and this I will struggle to get vaguely right. Only now do I spot some register problems too.. Oh why can't they be Cartograph decals?? Anyway, the decals are all on, the soak-in-setting-solution phase is under way, I need to do some more gentle manual teasing into the grooves... Ah! The life of a modeller! Herewith latest pic...
All the Best,
Marc

the great waldo · « **Reply #59 on:** June 24, 2016, 06:50:03 AM »

A trick I found with roden decals is get them hot and blast them with a heat source (hair dryer, mini gas torch soldering iron etc.) If you can get them hot enough they settle quite well, only problem is not melting the rest of the model !!!

Cheers

Andrew