ghodges Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 I have a Golden Wings vacuform 1/48 T-2C that I built back in 2004. It came with decals, but unfortunately over the last decade they yellowed and then turned brown. Since I just finished the camo Buckeye (see below if you missed it) and had the trainer decals left over, I figured this was the time to repair it! I originally planned to peel/scrape the old decals off.....BUT, they were really stuck on there! So, I shifted gears and decided to simply paint over the brown decals. The only trick to this was adding a drop or two of yellow and brown to "age" the new white so it'd match the rest of the model. All that was needed after that was to add a gloss coat And voila! Almost as good as new! The only other thing to note is that I changed the plane number to #234 so that I could cut those numbers, and the "34s", out together on the decal sheets I sourced. Here's a pic of my Buckeye duo.... This should be good for another decade or so! :D Cheers! GIL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 sweet my friend. as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill50 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Nice save to an otherwise nice old kit. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Brilliant save Gil! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navairfan Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I have a Golden Wings vacuform 1/48 T-2C that I built back in 2004. It came with decals, but unfortunately over the last decade they yellowed and then turned brown. Since I just finished the camo Buckeye (see below if you missed it) and had the trainer decals left over, I figured this was the time to repair it! I originally planned to peel/scrape the old decals off.....BUT, they were really stuck on there! So, I shifted gears and decided to simply paint over the brown decals. The only trick to this was adding a drop or two of yellow and brown to "age" the new white so it'd match the rest of the model. All that was needed after that was to add a gloss coat And voila! Almost as good as new! The only other thing to note is that I changed the plane number to #234 so that I could cut those numbers, and the "34s", out together on the decal sheets I sourced. Here's a pic of my Buckeye duo.... This should be good for another decade or so! :D Cheers! GIL Great save, and outstanding work as always, Gil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Ha! Love it. Maybe I've got a candidate or two, for this treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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