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HobbyDecal ¶¶¶¶¶ Reviewed by Another great set of dry
transfers by Hobby Decal (you can take a look on other reviews here).
Product ST32003 comes in three sheets,
printed in up to five colors. This time the subject is the Fw-190,
in the wake of the great long nose Doras recently released by Hasegawa.
The instructions calls for a D-9, but the sheet can be mostly used
in the D-13 or earlier A/F versions as well. As usual, the quality of
HobbyDecal printing is outstanding, and the register is good in my
sample (I found a small fault in the blue layer). The set has many
stencils and markings in common with other Luftwaffe sets reviewed
previously (Me-109,
Me-262,
and Bf-110).
. Hobby Decal product
numbers indicate the current version of the set, showing that they
are listening you about mistakes for possible future corrections.
Just like any item
of their dry-transfer range, every single item is readable using a
magnifying glass. Some items are duplicated, but most of them are
not, so be patient during the application. I included a reduced version
of the manuals below to allow a better appreciation the amount of
work put on this set.
Hobby Decal didn´t
forget the propeler blade logos and the trim tabs. All dashed lines
showing the fastening position of movable surfaces fixing plates are
included. These items are very susceptible to silvering, and very
fragile in conventional decals. The stencils for
drop tanks and bombs are also in the sheet, but their placement, however,
are not shown in the instructions. Of course we are plenty of photos
showing the correct position. Like previous HobbyDecal Luftwaffe sheets,
the fuel/oil/coolant triangles are offered with the option of applying
them complete or the white background triangle first, and then the
yellow one on top of it. The last option should be used in case you
don´t agree with eventual out of register problems. Hobby Decal line
of dry transfers are not cheap products, but worth every cent, in
our opinion. Decals are more forgiving, sure. However, undoubtly dry
transfers have they place in modeling:
Be very gentle when
applying hot thinners directly over them, because they may melt the
transfers. If you are not convinced, you can always apply the dry
transfers on a piece of clear decal film and use them as an ordinary
decal. Hopefully, HobbyDecal
will cover most aircraft model released in 1/32 and larger scales,
because these dry-transfers are great modeling products. Highly recommended.
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