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Post by dpaintbizer on Dec 22, 2008 18:57:33 GMT -6
 ...and another one..... Nuff fer one night !! ~DM~ ( i knew I shoulda put the decals on first !! before clearing!! I just plain got into a hurry !! |
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Post by Honest Charlie on Dec 23, 2008 3:45:08 GMT -6
Nice build, love that shine.
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Post by Brandon on Dec 23, 2008 10:28:36 GMT -6
Very cool, one of my favorites....
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Post by hobbybobby on Dec 29, 2008 5:15:56 GMT -6
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Post by gfgcollects on Jan 7, 2009 1:07:07 GMT -6
The Fire Iron is one of my favorite TD's as well, and yes those kit decals were brutal.  I was lucky enough to acquire a re pro set that worked out excellent on mine, back when Decal Digs was still around.  Gerry G |
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Post by Tim Nolan on Jan 7, 2009 8:17:35 GMT -6
Really nice clean build. These kits just build up so nice right out of the box. One of the nicest I've ever seen. Good job.  |
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Post by smartresins on Jan 7, 2009 14:34:27 GMT -6
Finially got mine in today! Had to open and massage it some! HEHEHEhe. Smells good too! Closer her back up to build another time when I can devote myself to it and do it properly. Jody
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Post by rmerdcars on Jan 7, 2009 22:14:27 GMT -6
i have to ask,is that just clear over the molded red plastic !? if so it really looks good  sorry about the decals ,makes me kind of worried to do mine ,bought it off the bay, its complete but the decals look OOLLLD !!  is anyone still making repop decals for this kit ? |
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Post by dpaintbizer on Mar 19, 2010 7:53:44 GMT -6
Nope...It's straight 'RED' tint, from my mixing bench, then cleared with PpG's 890...
~ Dean ~
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Post by noodles on Mar 19, 2010 11:50:01 GMT -6
Great build, a real Fire Truck sheen on that beauty. What a cool kit. A lot of super nice detail there, well done.
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Post by ramone on Mar 19, 2010 15:31:24 GMT -6
That's a very clean build!!! Very good job!!!
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Post by davea on Mar 19, 2010 17:35:57 GMT -6
Looks great Dean!
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Post by gearbuster on Mar 19, 2010 18:46:33 GMT -6
Super Nice job on the build.
The paint is off the hook..
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Post by modelcitizen on Mar 20, 2010 0:05:09 GMT -6
That's an absolutely BEAUTIFUL build, Dean!!! Everything about it is "Just Right"!!! ;D ;D ;D FANTASTIC!!! ;D ;D ;D "Paulie" |
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Post by banditomike on Mar 20, 2010 0:32:16 GMT -6
Looks great! Love the color of the ladders. Quite realistic. If you put the decals on top of your clearcoat you may be able to remove them. If you can find Hi-Res scanned replacements on new decal paper you could just re-apply. If you decaled before your clearcoat they may have looked worse! I know from experiance! My Fire Iron that I built has the original decals under the clear and they look bad. Little silver spots and yellow/brown blotches from old decal adhesive! I didn't notice untill after I cleared! Must have been half asleep that night! I will have to strip mine to fix it!
Great build, Looks awsome!
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Post by dpaintbizer on Mar 20, 2010 7:52:19 GMT -6
I'd rather have no decals on the hood ( the gold pinstriping can stay), but how would one go about removing the decals.? I tried soaking them off once before, with no luck ! Even tried soaking them with decal solution....again no luck. I suppose on this build, I could try and wet~sand em off, then polish  Any suggestions ? ~ Dean ~ |
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Post by snakeplissken81 on Mar 21, 2010 7:47:22 GMT -6
That's a sweet clean build. The red is so deep and shiny, very cool. ;D
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Post by Steve-o on Mar 21, 2010 20:30:23 GMT -6
Ya great job cool kit
great shine :LOL"
Steve-o
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Post by AL on Mar 21, 2010 21:02:55 GMT -6
Super Nice.
-AL
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Post by banditomike on Mar 22, 2010 9:57:23 GMT -6
I have had luck removing old decals with scotch tape. Burnish it down on top of the decal you want to remove and gently pull up the tape. It may take a few tries to get the entire decal off but be patient. One bit of caution though..there is a chance you may pull up your gloss coat as well depending on what you used. In my own experiance I have had good luck with this but indeed there have been a few times my gloss coat came up the decals as well. I ended up having to strip that pannel and repaint!
Good Luck!
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Post by Bert on Mar 22, 2010 10:24:52 GMT -6
That's a Hot One! ;D Sorry, I had to! Great build. That sux about the decals. My last two T-bolts decals did the same thing. Hey! we will learn this model building some day ;D ;D ;D
Overall it looks great.
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is anyone still making repop decals for this kit ?
Any suggestions 
