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Thanks for looking  Here's the results of the home made tail decal. The decal paper was a little bit thicker than the standard decals so took some softening to get it to lay flat. It looks nice though as no red shows through it, which is my concern for the other kit decals. Steve stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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Those decals do look very nice 
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Hi Steve, Neat work on the decals.  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Lovely work Steve, the decals really have turned out exceptionally well, very well done.... Regards Alan
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Nice work Steve, not easy to mask wavey lines but you've done a good job with it - well done, it looks great.
Kev
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Steve Lovely build you have coming along. Very well done on the red finish which has gone on well. For some reason I have never found red to be a colour that I could ever get right when I have used it. Yours look top notch. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Thanks for watching Upper decals done, underside not yet done. They went on ok with some decal solvent and have been airbrushed satin varnish to seal. Next job is either the canopy or landing gear, not sure yet Steve stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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Its really starting to look the part now, and a rather nice part it is too
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Hi Steve, Looking spot on. The tail decals look fine. Waiting for the next update. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Impressive Stevie and you can certainly see the care and attention you have put into this.... Beautiful work to date.....  Regards Alan
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Looking really good Steve, new tail fin looks fantastic. Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Back on the Hawk after a long break Firstly I have applied a couple more coats of lacquer to the upper surfaces. I wont be clear coating the underside just yet as the decals are not finished - there is also the smoke pod and air brake to add underneath. Finally got the main parts of the undercarriage done, just the legs. There are also some struts and bay covers to attach but that's all for later. I added some more detail to the legs using some wire for the main hoses and a couple of peices of etch too, plus I replaced the inner suspension with some short cuts of metal. The tyres were weighted by warming them up and pressing on to a hard surface and I have also airbrushed a grey wash over the part that would be in contact with the tarmac. A little weathering of panel liner and some brown wash for the greased areas and they were done. The main canopy decals are also complete The more observant among you will also notice that the front part of the canopy that was fitted previously is now missing, I had a reaction between the clear coat that was on there and the lacquer that went over the top and it crazed all over. I had to carefully cut it out with a scalpal, luckily I have another of these kits to nick parts from  More soon hopefully. Steve stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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Very nice and starting to look the part Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Beautiful job Stevie, there's nothing that speaks 'class' for an aircraft on the ground than undercarriage that looks like it actually works! I also tried the 'heated wheels' trick on a part of my diorama, unfortunately mine were polythene not styrene - not the best idea I had on that one!  (Though I was very pleased with the 'recovery'!) Keep these coming, looking great! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Im loving your Red Arrows build Steve, the landing gear and tyres look amazing with the weathering
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This build gets better and better. loving your perfectionist approach to it all, its paying of big time. Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Very nice indeed Steve and great work on the undercarriage, looks very realistic. Love the photo of the canopy, which is very nicely built too - well done.
Kev 
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Thankyou all for looking in, I'm going to make an effort on putting some hours into this over the next week so more to come Steve
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