The kit is absolutely first class and I will buy more later for the spare decals that I have for them. I'm not sure if any of you are on with one at the moment, but I was hoping for a little feedback.
The decals are superb and adhere well . . . apart from those extra thick DayGlo ones. I have almost had to stick them to the glossy grey surface with Kleer. They show a major resistance to being bent. This was impossible for the wrap around decal on the leading edges, so I cut them into thin strips and applied one above and one below. Once aligned and stuck down, you can still see the edge. I filled in the gap with 2 coats of acrylic white and then a single coat of Xtracolour X253 Leuchtorange. This fixed that issue without a hitch. The decals on flat surfaces were held down using Humbrol Decalfix, as shown in their video. The wing tip tanks were a pain. It took nearly 15 minutes for the decal to float free and it was applied over a primer of the liquid, pressed gently down and then sealed with another generous coat. That is how it stayed overnight and I came down to find that the decal had reverted to a flat plank resting on the tank. No persuasion would induce the decals to lay flat and it was akin to trying to bend 1/4" ply around a milk bottle using only wet porridge. Every time to removed the pressure, it just bounced back. I wrote off to Airfix to get spare decals for the broken ones. No joy. No spares for these brittle decals. I have now painted the tanks white and applied the bands with a cocktail stick. Once dry, I repainted the Light Aircraft Grey around the edges to tidy them up. I have bought a second model and used some of the decals from that, but they are just as stiff and just as brittle. I have tried Micro Set and Sol as well, but still no joy.
Has anyone else had this problem???????
