The Little World

Decals put you on. On the spot, on the griddle, on the booze.

I’m going to give the Novo factory a pass on this one – and for all I know they are long gone. They may have done their best at the time. Unfortunately the time was the 1970’s and 80’s and this is 2020. The decal sheet for the Spirit looked alright but proved to be as bad as any I have encountered.

I’ll guess it was age and heat deterioration. The decal sheet was coated with liquid decal film as a precaution but in the event, every single decal fractured. The laying down of them turned into a marathon jigsaw puzzle but the end result has not justified the effort.

The basic plane is a beauty – the model came out really well. But the final decoration detracts from it badly – so I am going to regard the decals as place-holders. Temporary decorations until I can print some of my own on clear paper. Then I’ll remove them with Testors ELO and replace them.

It looks as though you can also get a set from Prague for about 9 British Pounds – pricy and not useful for any other aircraft, but.  Either way, I quite like the little plane and Lindy needs a better tribute.