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Wider Wargaming => Non-Pendraken Stuff => Topic started by: fsn on 25 October 2015, 08:02:35 PM

Title: I hate decals.
Post by: fsn on 25 October 2015, 08:02:35 PM
(Yellowed or not.)

I confess that I have been doing some non-Pendraken stuff recently. I've been immersed into 1:600 aircraft and ships. This weekend, I've been painting 18 Flying Fortresses. The paint job is easy (all over olive green) but I'm getting really hacked off with decals. Even with the USAAF only putting insignia on on wing, there's a minimum of 6 decals per aircraft - 114 decals in all.

They're fiddly, infuriating and time consuming.   

I'm getting to hate them.

More than painting horses.

Having said that, the modified Lego basing (thanks BJM) works wonderfully.
Title: Re: I hate decals.
Post by: fsn on 25 October 2015, 08:15:16 PM
BTW. Does anyone have any thoughts on nose art?
Title: Re: I hate decals.
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 25 October 2015, 08:35:40 PM
Dom's Decals do it for B17's, and even I can do shark mouths by hand.

IanS
Title: Re: I hate decals.
Post by: slugbalancer on 26 October 2015, 10:21:04 PM
Dom did nose art in 1/300 but he stopped producing that set some time ago.
Title: Re: I hate decals.
Post by: fsn on 27 October 2015, 08:17:13 AM
Can't find any.  :(

Perhaps I'll just have to be very strict with the crews and disapprove of nose art.
Title: Re: I hate decals.
Post by: Techno on 27 October 2015, 09:03:35 AM
How big is the area you're trying to 'pretty up', Nobby ?
We ought to be able to come up with some 'cheats' that look good.
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: I hate decals.
Post by: Westmarcher on 27 October 2015, 10:31:31 AM
Quote from: fsn on 27 October 2015, 08:17:13 AM
Can't find any.  :(

Perhaps I'll just have to be very strict with the crews and disapprove of nose art.

Pity about that. The B-17 examples in Fat Wally's blog might have done the trick (see link).

http://www.fat-wally.com/Coll1600thAircraft.html (http://www.fat-wally.com/Coll1600thAircraft.html)

Could try contacting Kevin (of Fat Wally) and ask?