Remembering a Hero

[GaryG64]

Crazy glue?
Have to be fast and accurate

Thanks. I'll get a tube

 

[Down Time]

Thanks. I'll get a tube

I use it for P.I.A. seams, where parts don't quite come together right and I don't have time to hold it in place for an hour while the glue sets up

 

[wjbrandel]

I got my kit today. It's going to be a large jet with hundreds and hundreds of decals! All of the call points, warnings, caution, etc are really small.
I feel this will be a good build and tedious decals.

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Yikes, that is a lot of decals

 

[GaryG64]

Yikes, that is a lot of decals

I know. It's crazy, huh?

 

[GaryG64]

I use it for P.I.A. seams, where parts don't quite come together right and I don't have time to hold it in place for an hour while the glue sets up

I've been using Gorilla glue gel.

 

[Down Time]

I've been using Gorilla glue gel.

Exactly what I use.

 

[Eagle-1]

Oughta be a good 'un Gary. Keep them updates a comin'!

Rob.

 

[GaryG64]

Oughta be a good 'un Gary. Keep them updates a comin'!

Rob.

Thanks Rob. I'll do my best.

 

[Eagle-1]

Thanks Rob. I'll do my best.

Usually do.

Rob.

 

[smokeriderdon]

I have done two of the 1/48 Phantoms and am working on a 3rd right now.

I have never and will never use every stencil decal. The only time the real thing had all of those is from the factory. Once they they saw service and had to go to the paint shop, the majority of them went bye bye.

As for the Eduard stuff, I dont think it will fit too well. I had to hunt down the Academy set for the one I am doing now

 

[GaryG64]

Usually do.

Rob.

Thank you.
The last jet I built is my A-6E from 1998, which I restore on and off.
So this is this will be a fun build... but not the nine bazillion decals lol.

 

[GaryG64]

I have done two of the 1/48 Phantoms and am working on a 3rd right now.

I have never and will never use every stencil decal. The only time the real thing had all of those is from the factory. Once they they saw service and had to go to the paint shop, the majority of them went bye bye.

As for the Eduard stuff, I dont think it will fit too well. I had to hunt down the Academy set for the one I am doing now

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Those are very nice looking builds. That's good to know about the decals, thanks.
Even though the PE parts are for Hasagawa, with a little modification they seem to be fitting OK, it's just getting them to adhear to that type of plastic.

 

[GaryG64]

All staged up and ready to go.
I was able to finish the instrument panels (what a huge pain in the @$$!). If these panels won't work I'll use the other set as this kit has two sprue with the same call numbers.

 

[wjbrandel]

I know. It's crazy, huh?

I envy you not. I don't believe I have ever dealt with that many decals before

 

[GaryG64]

I envy you not. I don't believe I have ever dealt with that many decals before

Me either I do t think I'll apply all of them. That is far toooo many

 

[Bear43]

I got my kit today. It's going to be a large jet with hundreds and hundreds of decals! All of the call points, warnings, caution, etc are really small.
I feel this will be a good build and tedious decals.

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BlackSheep was right, that is stencil hell.

 

[Edbert]

I envy you not. I don't believe I have ever dealt with that many decals before

It is as if the stencil guy at McDonnel Douglass got paid by the character!

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

I got my kit today. It's going to be a large jet with hundreds and hundreds of decals! All of the call points, warnings, caution, etc are really small.
I feel this will be a good build and tedious decals.

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Like I said before… Welcome to Stencil Hell….

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Me either I do t think I'll apply all of them. That is far toooo many

But, but, but, you gotta and you want to…. It'll test your patience doing them.

I know I did mine on a 1/72 scale British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds" kit back in August 2021. Here's the link…

https://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5666

 

[GaryG64]

But, but, but, you gotta and you want to…. It'll test your patience doing them.

I know I did mine on a 1/72 scale British Phantom FGR.2 "Firebirds" kit back in August 2021. Here's the link…

https://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5666

Great looking kit!
When I was around 23+/- I built a 1/32 F-15, it took approximately 14+/- hours for the decals, and I used each one. But the 15 did not have near the amount as Col Stewart's F-4.
All of the accounts I've read about Col. Stewart was that he was a very nice man. It is such a shame he lived out the remainder of his life as a POW.