Tamiya Boeing F15-E Strike Eagle Tutorial 5/6 S2 ep04

[opsimathics]

someone experienced please tell me how using an exacto knife over the applied decals doesn't ruin the paintjob.

[busarider29]

@opsimathics I thought the same thing when I saw him doing that. I still don't know why he didn't cut the clear film from the decal first before applying it to the model. I also noticed he didn't spray the model with at least a semi-gloss coat prior to putting the decals on. He just applied decals to the flat finish. ???

[Younowkoed]

If that show was in England, everyone would be touching everything while saying "Is it delicate?!?!... *snap*... Oh, That's stupid!".

[burbdood]

I wonder if Mr. Model Expo Visitor guy @ 2:31 dresses like Gilligan on purpose or is it just a coincidence?

[devildog57]

Does anybody know what kit is shown @ 5:08?...thanks in advanced!

[mrblujet]

Why didn't this guy paint the model with a gloss-finish before applying the decals?

[BigAndTall666]

@mrblujet To avoid air getting trapped under the decal! -It looks bad with decals having a "crystaline" shine....It´s just as bad as having clear parts with bubbles in them!!!

[mrblujet]

But if the modeler painted the model with flat paint, then the decals will rest on a finish with little peaks on it. The decal will not rest flat on the surface.

Most modelers I know would apply a gloss coat on the model, apply the decals then apply a flat coat.

[snarwars]

shoulda put the Captain America nose art on his masterpiece

[TopGearYamato]

Hasegawa the Best Plane model ever!!

[matwhlee]

The modeler cut the decal directly on the F15, I never though of.

[WeLikeThis]

so glad he didn't use that f******* ronald reagan decal

[KINGTIGERKILLA]

Why you don't like Regan?

[WeLikeThis]

From his first job in 1932 to 1989, all this guy did was read lines that rich people wrote for him. Since the mid '90s there has been this effort to build a personality cult around him, in the tradition of Kim Ill Sung, Stalin and Mao.

Oh yeah, I like the guy.

[Starhawk73]

Wow! They really know how to put on a hobby expo over there in Japan!

[scandalousrogue]

I had this model when I was younger, and totally fucked it up. I wish I could afford it now that I am more experienced.

[manolocolibri]

Excelente tutorial