Spitfire Mk.IXe (JT-11) Czechoslovakian
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Excellent build David I really like that open engine 👍. Not sure how that decal halo effect happened. Maybe your setting solution (I am assuming you used some) reacted with the paint?
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Probably, decals are always magic. There is always some surprise. If not, I get nervous. Not really 🙂 I started to do utility clear coats. Hopefully that will eliminate some of that magic.
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One has to look very closely to notice the halo. What do you mean by utility clear coats?
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This was a nice kit to build. Cannot beat Tamiya quality really. I added the Aires cockpit which was easier to fit than the one on my Avia C-10 build.
I used Mr. Paint for painting the model. Really great paint. Currently my favorite hands down. Used black basing again - there is a lot of pictures from that process. It takes time, but worth doing. And I like airbrushing in general, so I really enjoyed that part.
Then, decals came. To my surprise a halo formed around their edges, so that was annoying. Got my airbrush, fixed that, but there was a weird bump around as well. Not sure if it was the thickness of the decal or I did something wrong. So at this point this aircraft build turned in a car build 🙂 Sprayed bunch of layers of clear and sand it down. I fixed most of it, but if you look closely you can see that halo on some close up pictures.
I also liked the engine and opted for the open variant. It could use more weathering I guess. Need to study more reference pictures for that.