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Cuajete
Interesting project... Following.

Robert Podkoński
Me too!

Michael Kohl
In as well.

Finn
Joining

Lochsa River
...off the Vega rabbit hole....looking at the period photo, it is clear the decals are just plain wrong for this airplane. So, it has become a decal project now....anyone where to find that Alaska Airways Logo?

Michael Kohl
Got an option to scan the decals, correct the color and print it out again?

Lochsa River
Yes, scanning the decals was an option but looking closely at the kit decals shows they tried to make them fancier than the real aircraft and won't be of much use. It is a simple enough masking job and paint will be used and a few of the kit decals.

Michael Kohl
Good luck

Живко Джаков
Good start! I'm following.

Cuajete
I agree with Живко Джаков 👍

Łukasz Gliński
How could I miss that for so long?

Nicolas
Following

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Spanjaard
that will be a beautiful bird. not to be missed 🙂

J35J
Great one!👍🏻

Lochsa River
folks...it was time to check the side of the fuselage to see what size the logo was....and it became clear the kits setup for the struts wasn't quite right and it looks like the little set of stairs in the kit is more like a ladder all the way to the float ....in all....a good look at the actual airplane is order before too many commitments are made...see airplane archive photo....

Lochsa River
time to scratchbuild a float strut set.....and make a big white circle on the side as a decal background...and print a decal...and so on....its getting there.....

Lochsa River
i need to get better at adding wires, etc to builds...but the strut rebuild is underway...

Transall NG
Have a seat !
Good luck !

Lochsa River
.....the Vega is a history challenge because the more u see the more the kits struts make some historical sense...the kit is an amalgam of various stage and varieties of Vegas...and there are many....actually found a place in Alaska that will sell you floats and a detailed description of how it attached to a Vega or Vegas....if it ever arrives, it will get a photo here for sure...thank you, as always...

Bas Tonn
Everybody loves floatplanes

David Orr
Great work. The decals look fantastic. Nice to see interesting, obscure subjects being built.

Skyhiker
You might want to give that a light sanding. There is a bit of orange pealing and the decals are pretty thick. Just test it before going crazy. It looks really good. This will be a great addition to your collection.

Lochsa River
i'd be terrified to touch that finish...the decals are home printed...perhaps that means a thicker result?

this one will not be a complete success in any case because of the gold paint switch...that will be more obvious than any surface detail...it will still be fun to look at....

thanks again....

Skyhiker
Yes, I wish they made printer decal paper that wasn't so damn thick. The last time I used some I had to layer a lot of clear lacquer on the model to get things even and do some light sanding. They are really tricky to get flat. Your model looks great as it is. If you're not comfortable with the extra work just leave it.

Skyhiker
The difference in gold could be worked around if you printed the flag on white decal paper and the Alaska Coastal on clear decal paper. That way you could paint the gold circle and layer the decals. But the original plane looks like it matches your decal and the markings seem to be yellow rather than gold. However these are inconsequential details that rivet counters look at.

Lochsa River
all done....photos to follow...a fun ending to the Vega series....

J35J
Great work! Lovely plane👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful model, LR!

Nicolas
Very good result. 👍

Guy Rump
Great result. 👍

Spanjaard
congrats! very nice despite all the hurdles