NEW USCG pics!.. Almost done!

Troy,
Don't throw away those decals. Just coat them with Micro superfilm and they will be as good as new. A lot of the older microscale decals were printed with thin decal film. They would disintegrate as soon as they were put in water. Should have warned you earlier. Sorry. I use the stuff on all Micro/Superscale decals as a matter of habit.

THANKS!

I have some of that stuff!.....I can still use alot of those decals now! COOL!

I wasn't going to say anything and be all rude like....

Outstanding work on your Helo! I love looking at it! 1/35, that's a big kit!

I want to know, how do you keep it looking so white? Whenever I paint something all white like that, I invariably get dark smudges, fingerprints; and when painting with red or orange, I get some shades of pink or light orange on it. This seems to happen no matter how clean my hands are, or how many times I wash them. Please tell me your secret!

THANKS Duke!

If I told you it would not be a secrete now would it...

I wanted to avoid a standard enamel gloss white....I have used it before and it took for ever to dry.....it could have been my technique?

I have heard the Testors BOYDS car colors work very well.....So I tried it and WOW!........I was able to handle the model after one day! but waited two to be safe.

I masked very carefully and I still got some small areas and pockets of overspray ......but it comes off easily with a q tip and some Novus plastic polish or any kind of super fine polish.

I just got word that my decals should be ready by the end of this week!...COOL!
After I finish with the decals then I can install the final detail parts!

Now that's one gorgeous chopper, Papa-echo-64. Very neatly done. Great job.

Excellent job on the helicopter...!

That paint job must have been fun...

Regards, Dan

Thanks guys!!

Fun?......well.....

I'm a builder first.....I love the parts scrounging.....extra detail stuff....small details with a paint brush.....but finish work?......I'm still getting use to that......I have gotten lucky so far for years of millitary and SCI-FI stuff that was mostly FLATS and metalizers......but GLOSS and Clear coats....thats a horse of a whole nother color!

Thanks for the tip Papa-Echo! Now I'll go get some Boyd's White!

Troy, nice work on the helo. More, more!

Duke.....while you are painting your model angle it in the light to get a good looksie and make sure your putting on heavy enough coats or it will turn out grainny and more like flat.....but not too heavy!

Thanks Keyworth!

good job it turin out niceley

Thanks!!

I think my decals are ready and if so I will be done by this Friday!

YIPPIE!!!!!

COOL can't wait to see the finished product. Good Luck.

Thanks!

Papa Hows it comming? Let us know.

Its "LOOOKING GOOOOOOD!!!!!"

Just a few more TINY TINY details and I'm almost done!

PICS on SUNDAY!!!

YIPPIE!!!!

*Chico and the Man are a trade mark of ABC television and permission was granted for use of LOOOKING GOOOOD!!!*

I am holding you too it.

Hey, if anyone's interested, there's another one of these kits up on eBay right now. The item number is 3186796010. It's starting at $35, no one has bid yet and there's 1 day, 2 hrs left on the auction.