Help! Hobby Craft decals...Grrrr!

Gedenke, I built the same kit and had the same problem. I ended up going with the after market  decals.

Thad

Age may be a factor, I think this was a '90's kit. The sheet actually looked really good until I went to apply. Who knows? I too just did an old Revell P-40 and the sheet was completely cracked. That's why I went and bought the Hobby Craft (ebay), to rob the decals from. When I opened up the box, I was so impressed with the nice recessed panel lines and cockpit detail, I went ahead and built the Hobby Craft.  

Oh, and as for the 'Stang, it's the cheap-o 1/48 Revell kit (got it at Wal-Mart for like $8). Ironiclly, those are the out-of-the-box decals and they were awsome! They applied smoothly and layed down fantasticlly. Aside from that, it was the first kit I'd done since I was a teen, and my first attempt at air brushing. Here's a better pic...

Could age have something to do with it? I did just do a Revell P-40 that was from 1962 or something and the decals went on fine but were kinda faded. Anyway I just started my HobbyCraft Wildcat, not my favourite aircraft but I got it at Hobby Lobby for 20 bucks can't complain. Hopefully I do not have the same probs.

BTW what mustang kit is that and are they out of box decals also?

No luck with Hobby Craft. I emailed them last week and still haven't heard anything back, not even a reply saying they received it. Who knows, maybe my email didn't go through. I'll try and call them, and if that doesn't work, oh, well. The decals are on and they are OK, I'll just remember this next time I think about buying a Hobby Craft.

p.s. Here's what the P-40b turned out like:

I am glad it worked out for you.

Like I said, they have a lady there who is right "on top" when it comes to responding to consumer complaints, and if you need a replacement item, if they don't have it right away, you definately will receive it later when they get spares in, providing it is not an out-of-production kit.

I would just tell them what happened and ask them for a replacement set.

  Tom

T...thanks for the link, I just might let them know about my disatisfaction.

I actually tried the clear coat method (used a can of Krylon satin that I had) and it worked like a charm. First, I put on a light coat, so as not to "disolve" the decals, then, when dry, put on another couple of coats, let dry, and they slide off as advertised. I'm not sure if I needed more than one coat, but two coats and the Future/MicroSet/MicroSol combo gave satisfactory results. The only setback is that I had to use a bit more MicroSol than usual, but other than that, I'm happy. Learn something new every day...

Hi Gedenke:

I recommend that you contact Hobby Craft, Canada directly and tell them.

See this link:

http://hobbycraft.com/contact_info.php

I have had very good results dealing directly with them, including getting more then one set of replacement decals.

Tom T.