Jetpainter
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Very nice work and an awesome tribute to your grandfather.
Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.
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Snoopy1
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We all have that from time to time we're we just need to get some things sorted out. Or at times just Burned out and need to step away from it for a while, as long as you come back again.
Bipeguy03
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On with decals!
I first printed of my decal set onto normal computer paper, cut them out and tape them to the airplane to ensure I had them the correct size. After making some size adjustments and printing them off and checking them again I had them where I wanted them.
The flag is going the wrong way on the tail, because I messed up the one going the right way... Need to be more careful when actually applying the decal! lol
I'll be ordering the vinyl N number (N5400E) this week.
Once I was happy with the sizes, I went back to my publisher file and added a few odds and ends decals to take up space on the paper, decal paper is expensive and I don't want to waste much space. The next issue I had was the paper feed wheels on my printer wouldn't feed the decal paper through the printer because it was too slippery....
The solution was to re-format the printer to print the 5.5x8.5 sheet in the middle of a standard 8.5x11 sheet and print it off again on computer paper. I then used this as a guide to tape the decal paper to the computer paper and feed that into the printer.....
SUCCESS!!
After I allowed the ink to dry for an hour or so, I sprayed the paper with the decal bonder to seal the inks in.
Now I took my test panel, which is also the panel I will take to the paint shop to get paint for the cowl and wheel pants matched with, and applied one of the flag decals as a test. Good thing is neither my Micro Set setting solution nor the Micro Sol softening solution caused any issues with the Dope or the decal inks.
Now I just need to clear coat my test panel after the Micro Sol completely dries to ensure that the clear doesn't damage the decals.
Making water slide decals is pretty fun, and while I wouldn't make anything bigger than I did for the Krier, I can see me making quite a bit of them in the future!
I first printed of my decal set onto normal computer paper, cut them out and tape them to the airplane to ensure I had them the correct size. After making some size adjustments and printing them off and checking them again I had them where I wanted them.
The flag is going the wrong way on the tail, because I messed up the one going the right way... Need to be more careful when actually applying the decal! lol
I'll be ordering the vinyl N number (N5400E) this week.
Once I was happy with the sizes, I went back to my publisher file and added a few odds and ends decals to take up space on the paper, decal paper is expensive and I don't want to waste much space. The next issue I had was the paper feed wheels on my printer wouldn't feed the decal paper through the printer because it was too slippery....
The solution was to re-format the printer to print the 5.5x8.5 sheet in the middle of a standard 8.5x11 sheet and print it off again on computer paper. I then used this as a guide to tape the decal paper to the computer paper and feed that into the printer.....
SUCCESS!!
After I allowed the ink to dry for an hour or so, I sprayed the paper with the decal bonder to seal the inks in.
Now I took my test panel, which is also the panel I will take to the paint shop to get paint for the cowl and wheel pants matched with, and applied one of the flag decals as a test. Good thing is neither my Micro Set setting solution nor the Micro Sol softening solution caused any issues with the Dope or the decal inks.
Now I just need to clear coat my test panel after the Micro Sol completely dries to ensure that the clear doesn't damage the decals.
Making water slide decals is pretty fun, and while I wouldn't make anything bigger than I did for the Krier, I can see me making quite a bit of them in the future!
Jetpainter
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I've made a few over the years. It's a major plus when your printed decal is going on a white surface like yours.
Your getting close!
Your getting close!
Bipeguy03
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Yes definitely! I used the clear decal paper. I've read about using the white paper to get white decals but seems like it would be a trick to get them trimmed close enough to not have a white border.
Luckily, I don't have to deal with that this time
Bipeguy03
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After testing the clear over the flag decal I put on my test panel and everything turned out okay, this evening I put the decals on the airplane. I also ordered the N number, which will probably be here middle of next week. Once I have that on, I can set about shooting the clear coat on the airframe and start thinking about paint for the wheel pants and cowl.
PICS!!
PICS!!
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Looks AWESOME @Bipeguy03 . . . . . 
Jetpainter
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Fantastic!
Bipeguy03
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I finally got the N number vinyl in the mail today and got them put on this afternoon. So now all the decals are done and the airframe is ready for clear coat!
With the airframe ready for clear, it's also time to start getting the cowl and wheelpants ready to paint. So I started chasing out the pin holes in the cowl, luckily it looks like I got more than 95% of them with one pass of icing putty. Just a couple more spots to work out and I should be ready to paint!
And my paint guy nailed it again! Today I made it over to the paint store with my test panel and had the red and white matched (I already have black) and they are about as close to perfect as it gets!
Here's the white,
And here's the red,
All I have left to purchase is the muffler and a switch, and as long as I don't come across any issues (knock on wood) I should have this thing wrapped up in a few weeks
With the airframe ready for clear, it's also time to start getting the cowl and wheelpants ready to paint. So I started chasing out the pin holes in the cowl, luckily it looks like I got more than 95% of them with one pass of icing putty. Just a couple more spots to work out and I should be ready to paint!
And my paint guy nailed it again! Today I made it over to the paint store with my test panel and had the red and white matched (I already have black) and they are about as close to perfect as it gets!
Here's the white,
And here's the red,
All I have left to purchase is the muffler and a switch, and as long as I don't come across any issues (knock on wood) I should have this thing wrapped up in a few weeks