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Some questions
james84
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 - 06:32 AM UTC
Hello!
I have some questions for you.
I went to a hobby shop today, and I got Gunze's Mr. Mark Softer to decal my Hunter. How does it work? Shall I apply it before or after applying the decals, or both before and after?
Second: there were a lot of nice aircraft kits, some of which discounted. I'd like to have a feedback on them if you built them
1) Hasegawa Kfir C-12 (1/72)
2) Hasegawa F/A-18A Hornet USMC (1/48)
3) Airfix Buccaneer (1/48 - HUGE BOX)
4) Hobby Boss Lightning (1/72 - price not that attractive)

Thanks for any answer!
vanize
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 - 06:23 PM UTC
the Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18A is a relatively nice kit once it is done, but it is not a walk in the park to build, so it depends on your modeling skills.

that's the only one I can comment on.

the softener is best applied to the decals after you have them positioned and settled securely into place, but before they dry. Some more fragile decals might fall apart on you if you apply it before final positioning.
james84
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Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 - 07:19 PM UTC
Thanks!
Tomcat31
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 07:13 AM UTC
I can't really comment on the kits listed but i built a buccaneer recently and did a build log

Buccaneer Build Log

I'll let you make your own mind up with this kit

Cheers

Allen
james84
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 09:05 AM UTC
Thanks Allen!
james84
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 09:10 AM UTC
Allen, great work on the Buc!
But what a kit... it costed €39, and that big box is not attractive anymore!
Tomcat31
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Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 10:52 AM UTC
The only attractive thing with the Bucc is at one stage there was a mix up and quite a few were sent out with two complete kits, decals and instructions in them (as was with mine). Despite the work needed if that is the case with the one you've seen it well worth the money.
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