Macross Plus YF-19

[speedgraflex]

there ya go, Mike, looks great!!!

[Medicman71]

Forgot to update this one. Got the intakes installed and started painting some metallic details on the fuselage. Just a little bit of painting left and I can gloss coat it and start the decals.

[speedgraflex]

your work is looking very impressive, Mike… bravo!

[Medicman71]

And so it begins!!

[Medicman71]

So I have a question. I'm using Micro-Set and Sol. These decals need something stronger. I have Ammo's Decal Fix and Set as well as Tamiya Mark Fit and Mark Fit Strong. Is any of those better than Set and Sol?

[speedgraflex]

Mike, I feel ya buddy! I’ve run into this problem before with either aged decals and decals made using slightly different materials than Cartograf. My personal choice for decals that resist Micro-Sol would be GSI-Creote Mark Softer which is similar to Tamiya Fit Strong only… stronger. Another trick that I learned from my Dad was using a hair dryer to help a drying decal to conform to a cylindrical surface—I’m describing trains now. When I did the decals on wood I used Mr. Mark plus heat.



I've done a lot of homebrew decals and heat is what I tend to use. I always test a batch first on whatever I'm using—the surface is critical to be either clean and in some cases glossed. Work slow. Test first.

[Stuart]

Can't really help with the decal problem Mike as I only ever use Hot water and Mirocsol & Set.

It looks blooming brilliant though!

[Medicman71]

Well decaling is done!!! Took a whole day to do and they were really fragile. I used some Pax River test wing/squadron decals on it to make it a little different. I've re-gloss coated it and I'll start weathering tomorrow. I also painted the exhausts and other metal parts dark aluminum. Those will get weathered as well.

[BlackSheep214]

Nice!

[speedgraflex]

Bravo!!