Thank you for sharing your failures as well as your successes. We learn a WHOLE lot more that way. You are the best!

The new formula Mr Hobby H series with Aqueous printed on the front dry rock hard...even the gloss colours...worth seeking out

HGW transfers have provided me with superb performance and disastrous failure. Anybody else suffer from disintegration coming off the sheet? That's a failure before I even get to the adhesive issues.Do they have a briefer shelf life than anyone suspects? I've had them work beautifully with Mr. Mark Softer and other times stick doggedly to the exact spot they first impacted the surface....I'm using them on MRP lacquers. My relationship with HGW transfers is a complicated one.Sorry to hear your's is too. After those rivets went down so perfectly for you I was so impressed!

Eduard decales work the same way. I've had luck with Tamiya' softer used over the top to settle them down. Waiting 30 to 40 minutes and removing the carrier film with Tamiya masking tape. Greatest invention EVER. Awsome looking build. Love your patience which shows in the result you achieve.

Damn that was some recovery, awesome ending

Nice recovery with the transfers.

I love the Mediterranean markings with the yellow ring around the outer roundel on the P-38. Not something you see everyday.

Thanks for another great video! Endeavour to persevere... :-)

When I was a kid, this kind of nightmare would end up with the model transported to my local drainage ditch, set afire, and shot to pieces with my BB gun.

The color shifting shown on the paint mule from the decal solution is why I clear coat before decals.

Awesome recovery my friend now I what to do if I have that problem

I feel your pain. Modeling - what a hobby.

The hgws did that to me too. On a tamiya 1/32 Corsair build no less. Couldn’t peel them up at all. I think the mr softer was too hot, melted the clear underneath it and it stuck.

Sometimes you have to hit the hgw transfers with more mr mark softer again...they need help dissolving sometimes. I use mark fit strong sometimes too.

you know ive been watching you since the F104 black basing tutorial video, dont remember the year exactly but its been a while. I feel if this wet transfer situation was back then you would have abandoned the kit altogether and said fuck it. Awesome results pushing through with it, i had no idea you faced these issues when i saw the instagram posts so top job. One point i want to make is that based on the overall aesthetic of the aircraft with the chipping and tonal variation i think the roundels should get some light chipping and color variation too. I know you have done your research on this and are far more knowledgeable than me, mine is just a feel thing but what do you think?

The coat of pure MLT you applied...... must it be done so before the clear coat dries? What’s the purpose for it again? Nice work.

God love you Matt...those transfers would have sent me into the stratosphere. Just some questions...in lieu of the Gunze H 30 clear, do you think Aqua Gloss would have worked? As far as the stencils, do you think you it was that particular stencil or has HGW switched their manufacturing process? I like the wet stencil approach and have seen your success in the past. I don't have an issue using decals but if l go the wet transfer route, especially after seeing this l am worried. Otherwise, great job as always. My Lightning is slowly coming along. I did some cockpit wall wiring and am just about through applying the Quinta Studio decals. I am actually about to hit a hobby store for some aluminum paint...this will be my third and final attempt for this paint before hitting Sprue Brothers. Again, great job

Hery Matt, does the Tamiya adhesive/softener work well with Tamiya/Airfix decals? I was wondering if I should buy it for these specifically (Micro Set+Sol works for most decals but no luck with Airfix / Tamiya ones...atleast for me). BTW: Very nice and informative video as usual, thanks

I just have one question sir. Why with all that wear the merkings stay untuched? Did the crew keep reapplying them after every chip of paint? Especially around the fuel caps. I'm sorry I'm not that knowledgable.

Matt, what do you think of silver pencil for minor scratches and chips?

Just a question. With all the chipping done and then putting the decals over it, would the lettering and such also be chipped off in the areas that are chipped? At 22:58 I see the red circles and lettering near them. There is a lot of it over the chipped paint area.

Hey Matt - i am on the finishing line too at this model - I have used the EDUARD Decal Sheet for this and believe it's the same stuff like HGW. I appreciate the idea behind the concept with the removable film. Unfortunately there are some shortcomings. 1. The printing quality is not very good. When i compare it to the Tamiya ones i can see that the stenceling is unsharp, too fat and the elements are sometimes not in scale because they are a way too large. 2. When i use the bigger ones, i have problems to get them into panellines because they are (after removing the film) very brittle and did not react to Sol - so i have to repair many of this places with manual painting afterwards. - On "plane" areas they work perfect. I am curious about the evolution of this technique - maybe we have the perfect decal method in some years... - Btw. your model looks great!

What a nightmare with those reverse decals as I call them. Such a late stage in the model to get an issue like that has the potential of ruining many hours work. In an obtuse way if expert, experienced modelers like you have difficulties then I don't feel so bad about all the things that I have had go wrong that has turned a model from a pleasure to a dog fight to get finished. Most recently Tamiya masking tape on Tamiya gloss paint. When I pulled the tape off the glue from the tape stayed with the paint ruining hours of work. What the eff was all that about, don't they test these sorts of thing? It doesn't happen with matt finishes though.

Nice work man; also nice kill on the bug (I can’t spell it lol)

Angry smiley left aft fuel filler...

Loving the videos, Matt. But could you please tone down the profanity? I like to watch with my young boys, for them to learn modelling techniques. Otherwise - fantastic