SPA Modeler

I have been working on this one, while other project dry, cure, rot...etc. A pretty decent kit.

DECALS - I guess my water bottle that I use is contaminated or something. I've gone through close to 4 sets of "star and bar" insignia decals. Yes, that many and all of them save one or two have come apart. Some were salvageable, others not.



This include a set from Techmod I got from Rebel Alpha (Scott). I've let him know. HB isn't going to do anything, so why bother. I have one more set coming.

The only thing that I can think of that would cross more than one brand of decal is bad/contaminated water. I use an old Isopropyl alcohol bottle that I've used for quite a while.

Anyway here are some picture of the build itself. I'm waiting on canopy masks to finish up the canopy.









https://i.postimg.cc/Kzkpd1Jk/IMG-0360.jpg





https://i.postimg.cc/3xtLNXq0/IMG-0369.jpg

Good looking progress so far Lyle! That is weird about the decals. Have you tried using water straight from the tap?

That will be next, I guess. It was not just the star/bar decals, but the tail number 20 as well and the wing walkway decals etc. I'm going to get a new squeeze bottle this afternoon somewhere.

Nice model, Lyle, very nice! Sorry about your decals. Maybe warmer water? I use distilled water.

Very strange. I’ll be hanging around to see what you find out. You can’t have cracked decals on a nice model like that!

Looking good Lyle. Love the Atlantic camo

Looking fantastic, Lyle. I usually have spare star and bars insignia decals on hand. Rebel Alpha is an awesome eBay seller. He's got some great stuff and is my go-to guy for decals and other stuff.

You use an old Isopropyl alcohol bottle? That's probably the problem.I would use distilled water.

jeaton01 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:49 am Nice model, Lyle, very nice! Sorry about your decals. Maybe warmer water? I use distilled water.

Thanks, John. Yeah, the water was cold. May try distilled, too.

TheMongoose wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:53 am Very strange. I’ll be hanging around to see what you find out. You can’t have cracked decals on a nice model like that!

Aliens, that’s what I think. I guess the modeling gods got tired of stealing parts! Thanks for the kind words.

Medicman71 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:30 pm You use an old Isopropyl alcohol bottle? That's probably the problem.I would use distilled water.

It has been washed out and refilled many times. Oh well, as good a tome as any to try distilled water.

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:36 am Looking fantastic, Lyle. I usually have spare star and bars insignia decals on hand. Rebel Alpha is an awesome eBay seller. He's got some great stuff and is my go-to guy for decals and other stuff.

Thanks, Tom. Nice kit. If you have any you can spare, let me know.

keavdog wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:09 am Looking good Lyle. Love the Atlantic camo

Thanks! That scheme kindly grabbed me. One of the first times trying a soft edge with the airbrush.