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Lousy bloody decals!

Started by The Rat, November 05, 2006, 05:39:13 PM

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November 05, 2006, 05:39:13 PM Last Edit: April 29, 2013, 07:22:27 AM by The Rat
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Snapped up a sheet of Aeronavale roundels a while back, made by some Portugese company called Decals Carpena - bad idea. They cracked when I tried to press them into contours, and setting solution was no help. The yellow ring is slightly off-register too. I've got them basically stuck on, but until I can get some good quality ones this project has stalled very close to the finish line.

Here's some pics anyway.





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Eddie M.

#1
November 05, 2006, 05:50:36 PM
That is simply BAD donkey! Just gotta love props. :wub:  B)  :cheers:
 Eddie
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Brian da Basher

#2
November 05, 2006, 06:25:51 PM
Looks really great to me, Mr Rat-San! I think that gray over white scheme is very eye-catching!

Brian da Basher

RotorheadTX

#3
November 05, 2006, 07:05:11 PM
Wow, Rat-san, you're on a tear with that one! Great job!!

anthonyp

#4
November 05, 2006, 07:16:59 PM
Dude... it's like an E-1 was injected with growth hormones!

Nice job!
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Archibald

#5
November 05, 2006, 11:44:11 PM
If you really need anchor roundels, I have something to suggest to you... there's this Atlantic fom Heller...
If you need I can send them a letter asking the decal sheet. this is for free, I've just to wait 5 days. Then I send it to you...
cool model, really!!! Alternative to the Hawkeye for the CDG or PA-2 (ex- CVF)  
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

The Rat

#6
November 06, 2006, 04:07:11 AM
Quote...there's this Atlantic fom Heller...
That's the one you're looking at Archibald, all 1/200th scale of her. I bought it to use the decals on my Transall flying boat, which you can see here. The roundels in that were also off-register, so Captain Canada came through with some good ones! I also used the MAD boom off it. So I was stuck with that Atlantic with no decals or MAD boom and originally thought of making it into a water bomber until I played with a plastic spoon one day and suddenly saw the AEW idea.

Thanks for the offer, but I may have some decals coming from another forum member, if not it's just as easy to find another one and scrounge decals from that.

Hmmmmm...... Then what do I do with that one? Back to the water bomber conversion I guess.  ^_^  
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

ysi_maniac

#7
November 06, 2006, 06:44:29 AM
Simply wonderful  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
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NARSES2

#8
November 07, 2006, 04:33:43 AM
Nice one Ratty

I've used Carpena transfers before with no problem - but the the guy is a Frenchman living here in the UK - don't know if it's a different manufacturer ?

Chris
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B777LR

#9
November 07, 2006, 04:52:21 AM
QuoteI played with a plastic spoon one day and suddenly saw the AEW idea.
Ohhh, i see! You used the spoon as antenna!

nev

#10
November 07, 2006, 05:41:02 AM
QuoteIf you really need anchor roundels, I have something to suggest to you... there's this Atlantic fom Heller...
If you need I can send them a letter asking the decal sheet. this is for free, I've just to wait 5 days. Then I send it to you...
cool model, really!!! Alternative to the Hawkeye for the CDG or PA-2 (ex- CVF)
Except Heller don't exist any more?  :unsure:


And their decals were pants.
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The Rat

#11
November 07, 2006, 05:46:05 AM
QuoteOhhh, i see! You used the spoon as antenna!
Yup, and with some plastic sheet for the bottom and a section of sprue to stick it on top of, it looks just the job!

As I mentioned in the first post about this, way back when, it also reminds me of that famous menhir delivery man Obelix. So if I can screw up the courage it may get repainted in some sort of anniversary scheme complete with blue and white striped pants and a big face on the nose. I believe it was Zac who suggested that?
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

The Rat

#12
November 07, 2006, 08:30:37 AM
QuoteExcept Heller don't exist any more?
And their decals were pants.
Really?! Do they have any blue and white striped pants? I'll need them for the Obelix scheme!  :lol:  
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

PolluxDeltaSeven

#13
November 07, 2006, 01:25:26 PM
Heller still exist and they still send items to who ask them...

I just received in a single box: Rafale missiles and main gears, Mirage 2000 missiles, a 500kg GBU from Torndao GR.4 and a Mirage F1 canopy and external tank... ;)
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Archibald

#14
November 07, 2006, 01:39:08 PM
Bloody hell, I'm fed up explaining that!  :lol:

HELLER STILL EXIST UNTIL THE 21TH JANUARY 2007 BECAUSE THEY HAVE 6 MONTHS TO FIND A SOLUTION STARTING FROM 21TH JULY 2006.

DURING THIS TIME THEY KEEP ON THEIR CURRENT ACTIVITY, SUCH AS SENDING SPARES FOR EXAMPLE.



UNDERSTOOD ??????
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.
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