| Image Comments |
| heywooood | 26-Jan-20 17:33 |
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| heywooood | 26-Jan-20 17:42 |
| still working on the engine - much detail yet to add but this gives you a sense of what I'm after I suppose...and then there's the cowling and THAT engine still to be worked on. ai dios mio the masking and painting is going to be a challenge |
| heywooood | 26-Jan-20 20:29 |
| I have acquired the decals for this aircraft from Callie Graphics and they look very good however I am concerned that the transfers wont conform to the compound curves on the cowling. Does anyone here have experience with Callie’s work and should I expect to have some issues? I can always paint the cowl and just use the other decals she provided for the rest of the project.. |
| biplane guy | 26-Jan-20 21:41 |
| Your engine looks great! I used Callie's transfers on my Tiger Moth, DR1, and Sopwith Camel builds none of which really had any compound curves to deal with. The transfers conformed to the rib tapes on the wings very nicely and the few inevitable air bubbles will disappear if you follow Callie's instructions. Just be careful placing the transfers. You can't slide them around like a decal. Once they touch the surface they're stuck. Dampening the surface prior to application didn't help much. Looking forward to following your build. |
| heywooood | 26-Jan-20 23:56 |
| Thank you, Biplane guy - that helps. I was thinking of emailing her once I have it painted to see what she says about this process, especially related to the cowling. These transfers are like the Dumas ones I expect but was hoping they are thinner than those. I still haven’t pulled the cover sheet off preferring to wait until it’s time to use them. It gets dusty here in the ol hangar |
| edtherenderman | 27-Jan-20 08:25 |
| Nice work! Can't wait to see this one. |
