While I was waiting for my 2nd kit of the Meng French FT-17 (I ruined the transmission/engine module in my first attempt - long story) I thought I'd slap together a kit I no longer cared about and try some decaling that I'd not done before.
Here are the results of my feeble attempt to measure, cut, and attach lozenge decals to an old Monogram 1/48 Fokker D.VII. I'm certain many of you would have made a decent model from this kit but, alas, I could not. Still, I like the little bugger and will, at least temporarily, put it in my bookcase display shelf along with my 1/48 Nieuport 17.
My little aircraft model suffers from my not being able to arrange the lozenge precisely enough on the wings so as to eliminate the ugly folds, creases, and botched up holes (for the aileron horns on the top and bottom of the upper wing). At that point I just gave up trying very hard to make it presentable. Still, it's grown on me with all its flaws.
The PRO's: I learned a little about cutting large decal sheets to fit a model part.
The BAD: So much flash I just gave up by the time I got to the elevator braces. The parts fit was not stellar and I didn't bother to fill in gaps since I consider it a mule.
I'd tell you to enjoy the pictures but my inclination is to tell you to relax and have a few chuckles at the pictures that follow.
