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chriswil42

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JASDF UH-60J Blackhawk
« on: April 09, 2020, 02:31:03 PM »
Just finished this one. A Fujimi kit  (1/72nd) I bought some considerable time ago. When I came to build it the decals had all crinkled up and were totally unusable. After a lot of thinking, head scratching and internet surfing I finally did two things:
I bought a second kit at great expense from the usa  (there seems to be a world shortage of Fujimi kits) which had decals for one and a half models. To get to double up the additional decals I neededI bought  some water slide sheets (both clear and white). I scanned in the decals from the new model and I was eventually able to print some off. These incuded the Japanese roundels and the black roof patches. I was quite surprised how weel the printed decals went on - they were very thin.
The model was airbrushed with mr hobby paints and Fiat white and then varnished.
Chris

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Re: JASDF UH-60J Blackhawk
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2020, 03:00:01 PM »
Very nice.
It is surprising how good the decal sheets are.
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Re: JASDF UH-60J Blackhawk
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2020, 03:23:50 PM »
good idea Chris -- sorting out a problem and getting an extra model to make.
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Re: JASDF UH-60J Blackhawk
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2020, 02:30:04 PM »
Another nice chopper.

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Re: JASDF UH-60J Blackhawk
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2020, 06:49:06 AM »
Hi Chris,
That looks really nice.
Excellent work with the decals.
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I hope my next is always better

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Re: JASDF UH-60J Blackhawk
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2020, 10:08:25 AM »
Chris, when making the new decals did you use a laser or inkjet printer?

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Re: JASDF UH-60J Blackhawk
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2020, 12:58:53 PM »
I uesd an inkjet printer. The instructions with the decal sheets suggested 3 coats of varnish - I did 4 of gloss. Then I left them overnight (probably about 24hrs) before using them.
Chris