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DerMattes
That is a nice Skyhawk, well done! 👍

Patrick Hagelstein
Gorgeous! Very clean build! How did the decals perform? I have a set of Oldmodels Decals but on the sheet they look quite thick and grainy. Curious how they are to work with.

Dave Norman
Yes they are thick and grainy as you mention. They work ok but found it useful to cover each decal with a swipe of Johnson's klear. Once all in place a good overall coverage of gloss varnish helps to blend them all in. Satin/matt varnish after the weathering also helps.

Dave Flitton
How was the build? I have a few of these kits, yet have not built one.

Dave Norman
The bulld was very straightforward with very few issues.

Patrick Hagelstein
Thanks for the feedback Dave! 👍

George Williams
Looks like a nice kit.

Alec K
Taking a seat for this resin extravaganza. And I agree, very nice kit 👍

Robert Podkoński
Watching, of course!

Treehugger
Question for OP:
What brand might be selling vacuum formed clear parts? Seems like you found some as seen in photo #11. I've seen some for airplane/jet canopies, but none for cars, so I wouldn't know where to look.

Alexander Grivonev
Hey Treehugger, the parts in the picture are part of the kit. But funny that you mention this topic because I actually dealt with this question myself recently. I finished two 964s earlier this year (Revell and Fujimi) and the clear parts in both kits were of very poor quality. Searched for aftermarket replacement and found nothing. So I decided to try myself at vacuforming and made the clear parts myself which turned out to be pretty decent (after countless tries and errors) I have not posted pictures of the builds yet but intend to, keep an eye open. You are right, there is definitely a lack of aftermarket windshields for cars...

Michael Kohl
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Alexander Grivonev
Ahem, let`s continue here shall we? Not that I was absent for three months or something...

Alec K
Nice! Glad you're back 👍

Alexander Grivonev
Well I wasn't "gone", just unproductive😄

Spanjaard
looking great as usual, love your detailed explanations

Marcel
Looks very good so far, looking forward to the end result. Very interesting to read your notes.

Alexander Grivonev
Thx mates, I hope my explanation is comprehensive, if not do ask!

bughunter
Again, some fantastic clean work 👍

Martin Oostrom
I love this one too

Dave Flitton
How was the build? Any trouble with the fit?

DuperScale
It was fairly easy to build. The plastic is pretty soft but a perfect model for beginners.

Dave Flitton
Excellent. Thanks,

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting, will follow

Alexander Grivonev
That is some rad green, I like it, great paintjob 👍