F9F-4 Panther
lLiquid decal film just in case the old decals is to brittle.
Disaster! The Humbrol Clear have cracked for me.
Two more coats with Humbrol Clear n' it looks better.
Decaling in progress
The decals was really bad n' I had to remove the glue from 'em as it had reacted with the backing paper into a goie mess.
The Sol didn't help at all.
The decals is bad indeed
All of 'em is this bad.
Disaster! The Humbrol Clear didn't like to be put on top of the decals n' ran from the decals. n' I did of course find it out by puttin' a finger in a puddle.
On both wings
Sanding
Masking
More paint
Not happy so more maskin'
Yet more paint.
More maskin' as the paint bled through n' on the same time I tried to fix the broken point on the star.
Some white.
Not good but better.
Not satisfied with the shine so I took it down a bit with Tamiya X-35.
Comments
7 October 2013, 18:28
Holger KranichThats pure nostalgia! 1980!🙂
You use white glue for the clear parts?
8 October 2013, 07:32
Urban GardiniWhat's not to love 'bout Matchbox?
Holger, I use Microscale's Micro Kristal Klear.
8 October 2013, 14:32
Urban GardiniThis is also my first atempt on rescribing n' there's a lot of errors. The kit is in a way more or less a test bed.
8 October 2013, 15:00
Urban GardiniI like 'em as well even if they're not that detailed but perfect for Mojo recharging!
30 December 2013, 18:43
Bill GilmanYikes! Humbrol Clear varnish - is that similar to Future (Kleer)? Or is it an enamel or lacquer? Cracking usually occurs when the base coat of paint is not yet fully cured. When you spray over the top with something that dries quickly, the bottom coat may expand or contract while it continues to cure, and the top coat cracks as a result. I find this happens more often with acrylics for some reason, Future included. How long between spraying the Gunze blue and the Humbrol Clear? Looks like you recovered well, but what a pain, eh?
30 December 2013, 20:56
Urban GardiniI don't remember but I think it was at least a week between the Gunze n' the Clear.
30 December 2013, 21:02
John BolligRevell of Germany has released the Matchbox kit several times and it is widely available
8 May 2014, 14:59
Urban GardiniMost of the classic Matchbox kits is rereleased by Revell of Germany so I'm not surprised. It's a good n' simple kit to build if you wan't a recreational build.
8 May 2014, 16:18
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