Painted the deck a very light grey to see if I could make the colors "pop" a bit more than Akagi/Kaga, but it's only marginally brighter. Still, very nice.
Ghukek Design/XPForge Resin Print/Flight Deck Decals Pearl Harbor Style
I'm curious if you used a deck decal for say the giant Shinano you might be able to cut it down to use on one of the Implacable-class British Carriers? Both have armored decks so it shouldn't look too out of place. Since both of these are shapeways models there won't be a deck decal anytime soon.
I'm curious if you used a deck decal for say the giant Shinano you might be able to cut it down to use on one of the Implacable-class British Carriers? Both have armored decks so it shouldn't look too out of place. Since both of these are shapeways models there won't be a deck decal anytime soon.
I'm sure it could work, but it would be difficult I think. To do it, I think you'd want to make a "template" of the Implacable and then place it over the decal for cutting it down. You would still have the distinctive red/white stripes aft that would look out of place on the Implacable.
I've asked Ghukek when he would be working on the Implacables and he said that about 90% of his work now is driven by commission...and they haven't been commissioned yet...AFAIK
I'm also tempted to try, I looked at the Flight decals faq/instructions and I'm a little intimidated now. My Ryujo is an FDM from XPForge.
I haven't done any of the FDM versions, but I understand you have to do a lot of filling and sanding to make the deck smooth. The decals will show every bump underneath...