Tamiya Decals - insignia backing problem

I haven't built that kit, so this is a guess. Were the silver layers supplied for all of the nat. insignias, or just the two one each side of the fuselage?

Maybe the idea is to be able to paint the stripes around the tail complete, then go back and add the silver in the places where the nat. insignia is. In the real case it was already there and the stripes got added, usually.

So there might be some area of silver around the bottom half of the insignia. No idea if that matches your alignment issue.

EDIT- looked at some online images of the decal sheet. Three out of four come with silver, the fourth being the wing top one where there weren't stripes.

Thanks for your reply. This was a bit of a screw-up for me but I am just learning. I'm attaching a pic. I ended up tearing the top wing insignia upon removing it, painted over the silver, and reapplying. FAR from perfect, but short of scrapping the whole thing, I forge on... This kit has taught me a lot, so it's all good. In the future, I will skip the silver layer or get aftermarket decals.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qz7vc13d3l1fekl/IMG_4899.HEIC?dl=0

 

 

 

GMorrison

I haven't built that kit, so this is a guess. Were the silver layers supplied for all of the nat. insignias, or just the two one each side of the fuselage?

Maybe the idea is to be able to paint the stripes around the tail complete, then go back and add the silver in the places where the nat. insignia is. In the real case it was already there and the stripes got added, usually.

So there might be some area of silver around the bottom half of the insignia. No idea if that matches your alignment issue.

EDIT- looked at some online images of the decal sheet. Three out of four come with silver, the fourth being the wing top one where there weren't stripes.

 

Chris L

but short of scrapping the whole thing, I forge on...

And I say, good for you.

 

Airbrush, stencils, and paint are a God send over decals. Give it a try and you'll never look back. There are still the smaller decals or decals that may be hard to paint, like nose art but it really adds to the satisfaction you get when you wrap up a build and see how nice those painted on insignia look.

Thank you. Do you have any stencil manufacturers that you like better than others? Next up for me is the Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Vb, so the RAF insignia is certainly a nice beginner stencil to try :) I will explore here and youtube for some tutorials... Thanks again for the tips.

Chris L

Thank you. Do you have any stencil manufacturers that you like better than others? Next up for me is the Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Vb, so the RAF insignia is certainly a nice beginner stencil to try :) I will explore here and youtube for some tutorials... Thanks again for the tips.

 

I've never purchased them, I make my own with a cricut machine but plenty of folks on here can direct you to a place to purchase them. Good luck