JAL3
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My Diamondback was one of my earliest efforts. Its old enough that I have no TRF paper trail on it. At the time, I remember that it was intimidating. Getting those rear fins done was just outside of my skill set. Furthermore, although I loved the design of the rocket, I detest snakes. They give me the heebie-jeebies and I didn't like messing with even the picture of one.
The build went easier than I thought it would. In fact, I ran into no real issues until I got to the decals. Instead of being real waterslides, they were crack and peel things. The problem was that they would neither crack nor peel. I wasted 2 good evening trying to get even a single one up and failed at each step. Then I had a bright idea that apparently lots of others had before me. I scanned the decals and printed them on some newly aquired decal paper. The stuff over the white worked pretty well but the parts over the black are overwhelmed to the point of being almost invisible. I was using clear decal paper.
FWIW, the photo albums are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/collections/72157607416429782/
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The build went easier than I thought it would. In fact, I ran into no real issues until I got to the decals. Instead of being real waterslides, they were crack and peel things. The problem was that they would neither crack nor peel. I wasted 2 good evening trying to get even a single one up and failed at each step. Then I had a bright idea that apparently lots of others had before me. I scanned the decals and printed them on some newly aquired decal paper. The stuff over the white worked pretty well but the parts over the black are overwhelmed to the point of being almost invisible. I was using clear decal paper.
FWIW, the photo albums are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/collections/72157607416429782/
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