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Originally posted by Evan D View Post? Navy is a Department. Marines is a branch. Two kinds of people join. Young boys that want to be men and gorillas . I am joking. We have these inter service rivalries until we need to go to work and defend our freedoms.
Are you a Marine? Once a Marine always a Marine! Air or ground?
jp
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Originally posted by Evan D View PostI was on Midway 77-79… then cross decked to Ike all 1980 in the gulf.
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Originally posted by [ATTACH=JSON{"data-align":"none","data-size":"large","data-attachmentid":382311}[/ATTACH] ;n382203]? Navy is a Department. Marines is a branch. Two kinds of people join. Young boys that want to be men and gorillas . I am joking. We have these inter service rivalries until we need to go to work and defend our freedoms.
Are you a Marine? Once a Marine always a Marine! Air or ground?
So I have a not so wild hair to do a VMA214 scheme.
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Originally posted by EA-6B Geek View Post
Steel, Callie has 214 decals for your scooter.
SF
How does one get the decals off without making a mess?
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Personally, if the OEM paint isn't sticking, then painting over it won't help as it will eventually come off too. I take it off with acetone and lots of paper towels. No, it won't all come off. Clean it well with isopropyl. Then fill with Sherwin Williams spackle where needed. Base coat is your preference as most work pretty good. If you have a color brand you're going with, it's probably best to stick with their base. Keep any sanding fine and very light. The friction will gator the foam. Keep all coats, especially the first few, very light as the propellent will also gator the foam.
Most of the paints coming from Motion and FMS these days stick pretty well. I normally just paint over those and any decals.Fly low, fly fast, turn left
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What nuts and volts said, just paint over the existing decals. That works well. As long as you’re not headed to a scale competition hoping for a big win. I’ve done it both ways, and have been mostly satisfied with just painting over the decals. I’m surprised the new version of the A-4 comes with the decals already applied. I wonder why they’d do that?
I’ve wanted to do a 214 A-4 myself, but haven’t got up the nerve to try the canopy mod for a A-4M. I guess they also flew early C or D models?
Post photos when you get it done!
SF
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Oh,very nice. I have to say they did a nice job on the preapplied decals even though I didn’t want them on. The only thing that was fudged a bit was the underwing insignia, it’s crooked as the fudged the fit around the aileron servo and the flap. The decals are nice and thin so I just may overpaint them.
Very well packed!
Thanks Motion!
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