66Foxtrot Posted January 3, 2011 Report Posted January 3, 2011 This is Revell of Germany's 1/48 Rafale B. Finished it up today. Great kit, terrible decals (Cartograph, too). Like, old Academy bad decals. I built it to the point of being ready for primer, then lost interest in it- 1 1/2 years ago (!) Lots of scratchbuilt stuff in the cockpit, including the ejector handles and new parachute headboxes on the seats. I decided to finish it 2 weeks ago, and figured I'd have it done by New Year's Eve. Alas, the decals were matte-finished, brittle, and impermeable to all solvents: MicroSet, Mr. Mark Softer, Solvaset, and even Future brushed under the edges. The edges of the wing Tiger markings still peeled back, and rolled up. I ended up slicing the leading edges off, and repainting the differences by hand. Otherwise, it'd have been done in 2010. Apologies for the terrible photos, I haven't replaced the water-damaged lightbox I had to throw away. At any rate, it's rescued from the Shelf O' Despair.
guaguachong Posted January 3, 2011 Report Posted January 3, 2011 nice job. the painting is great, i like these decals but i also heard that it is very hard to treat them. great work thanks for sharing. :)
Mark Deliduka Posted January 3, 2011 Report Posted January 3, 2011 James I gotta say that sure turned out splendidly for being such a difficult model. Beautiful job.
ghodges Posted January 4, 2011 Report Posted January 4, 2011 Very cool scheme! Your skills certainly covered your problems perfectly. I'd have never guessed you had a problem by your results! Congrats! GIL
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