Yeah gloss finishes have eluded me, so I'd like to conquer that mountain!
And I realized I just committed my first double post SNAFU - the last bunch of pictures were already posted earlier. Sorry guys, I have been having a bad week. It sucks getting old.
So anyway, here are some different pics:
https://flic.kr/p/w5F3fL][/url]P34-057 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr
The upper cowling had a diagonal separation line, which of course the sponsor logos went through. So I made a photocopy of the decal sheet and cut the logos out to use as templates to establish where to make the cut in the decals. It worked well, but I did experience some chipping at the cut edges, which were touched up with paint.
https://flic.kr/p/zw64o3][/url]P34-071 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/Au7twH][/url]P34-070 by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr
I had an unusual problem with the clear coat and decals - the clear coat dried with a matte, textured finish only on the decals! I walked away from the model for a bit, then went back and tried gently polishing the texture down, which worked. Anyone have that problem? I have never encountered this phenomenon ever, on any kit.