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Michael .
I think I would have gone numb doing all those decals. Great job...

F-104
It took me 3 days, but my F-4EJ Digital Phantom was worse.

Ray Loch
Awesome job on all the decals, interested in whose decals and what brand of setting solution. Thanks Ray

F-104
Hi Ray, decals and stencils are from Fundekals, 48-033 and 48-039. Setting solution is Micro Sol. Best J.

Guy Rump
Looking great, the decals look superb. 👍

F-104
Hi Guy, thanks.
The Fundekals are really great to work with. And the online instructions are phantastic and very detailed.
Highly recommended!

Neuling
Top result! 👍

Vintagemodeler
AMAZING!

Michael .
I think you missed a decal. 😉

F-104
Hi Michael, yes I realized it and I have fixed it now 🤭

John
Wow, Phabulous Phantom! As much as I like a good SEA camo job, she looks amazing in ADC grey.

Guy Rump
Great result, congrats! 👍

F-104
Hi John and Guy, thanks for the encouraging words. 🙏

Mr D
Wow, tuns of work....but an amazing job done 👍👍 cracking job, Well done

Michael Kohl
That is some decent looking Tomcat.

Neuling
So it is.

Neuling
Clean and careful work with very beautiful colors!

Mr James
outstanding weathering

Bruce Huxtable
Your album looks like a walk-around album! Fantastic work for sure 🙂

John
Great detail work and chipping/weathering. How did you achieve the effect on the blade of water staining?

Michael Kohl
Great wear and tear indeed.

J35J
Impressive paintjob!

Alexey Axel
xtrout thanx)

Alexey Axel
BruceH this work lasted 6 months. I'm tired))

Alexey Axel
JohnR It happened by accident. I dropped a drop of pigment fixative and it spread. I liked the effect.

Alexey Axel
J35J thanxxx for rating)

Bruce Huxtable
Time well spent, Alexey. We are all enjoying the fruits of your labours 🙂

Neuling
A masterpiece.

gorby
Nice diorama.

Oleksii
Thank you)))

CaptGPF
Lovely dio

Oleksii
Thank you 🙂

Palo M
Looks great! One nit: it was still Czechoslovakia in 1990 🙂

Oleksii
Thank you very much, i have corrected

Michael Kohl
Nice. Leaving the surface texture of the foam board for the apron makes it look quite east european indeed. Nice twist. Adding a frame would give this nice dio a bit more of a professional appearance. Just a thought.

Oleksii
Thank you, on my next diorama i would try to find a frame or make it.Do you have any advice for frames?

Michael Kohl
You can make a simple cover for your dio with veneer or plasticcard just cut to size and glued blunt. Quite a few use readymade picture frames. This is convenient. In my opinion two aspects can make it look a bit off: first if the dio is made to fit the frame and not vice versa. And second if the level of the frame is higher than the level of the dio. This can easily be avoided by putting in a higher foam board. Wooden profiles can be cut at 45° angle and fit around the foam. This allows you to fashion any size you want. I have covered irregular shapes with veneer and with simple card board that I varnished afterwards.
Have a look around here. There are plenty of excellent solutions to be found - and a few which show possible pitfalls.
Half a dozen techniques you will find at my stuff (including not so good ones 😉 ).