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 Subject:  [Chapter] Adding the StarsList thread.  
  
 Date:  Aug 3, 2007
 From:  Hans Haase 
Adding the Stars

I had picked out a few vehicles that I considered building, trying to avoid using the kit decals. For some reason, I never have good luck with Academy decals. They tend to either silver up very badly, or break apart into little pieces. So I decided I don't want to risk this build with bad decals, considering all the work going into it.

The one I finally picked is a fairly generic marked vehicle in the Concord book on US Armored Artillery. No registration numbers, no fancy artwork, no name, just 4 stars.

I had planned on ordering some Archer transfers, which are always top-notch, but figured I would check my spare decal folder first. And to my surprise, I found a set of Eduard masks! As good as Archer is, nothing looks more like painted on stars... than painted on stars. Just a simple case of applying the stencils, some Tamiya masking tape around the sides to prevent overspray, and put some white in the airbrush. Easy, effective, and avoiding most of the issues with waterslide decals that can really ruin a build at this point.
 
Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] M-12 155mm GMC - Hans Haase - Mar 7, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Rounding up the Pieces - Hans Haase - Mar 7, 2007
. . . [Chapter] How long is a drivetrain? - Hans Haase - Mar 8, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] How long is a drivetrain? - John Eary - Mar 9, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] How long is a drivetrain? [IMG] - Mike Shackleton - Mar 10, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Funny you should mention that..... - Hans Haase - Mar 10, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Lots of updates in the pipe now - Hans Haase - Mar 28, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 1 - Hans Haase - Apr 19, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Nuts, Bolts and Plates - Hans Haase - Apr 24, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 2 - Hans Haase - Apr 29, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 2 - Christopher C. Tew - Apr 30, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 2 - Michael Bedard - May 7, 2007
. . . . . . . . . easy1 - Roy Chow - May 7, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: easy1 - Mike Powell - May 8, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Suspension - Part 1 - Hans Haase - May 10, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Suspension - Part 1 - Michael Bedard - May 11, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Suspension - Part 1 - Hans Haase - May 12, 2007
. . . . . . Formations Early VVSS Set F080 - Saul Garcia - May 14, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Probably the Priest set.... - Hans Haase - May 14, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment: Part 3 - Hans Haase - May 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Crew Compartment, finished - Hans Haase - Jun 28, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Engine Compartment - Hans Haase - Jul 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Engine Compartment - Christopher C. Tew - Jul 6, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Engine Compartment - Edward Hall - Jul 8, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . It has been more fun lately - Hans Haase - Jul 8, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It has been more fun lately - Jelle Renze Boelens - Jul 9, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Upper hull attached, and some more goodies.... - Hans Haase - Jul 10, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Upper hull attached, and some more goodies.... - Jelle Renze Boelens - Jul 11, 2007
. . . . . . . . . I will try to mail them out tonight - Hans Haase - Jul 13, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: I will try to mail them out tonight - Jelle Renze Boelens - Jul 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Suspension: Part 2 - Hans Haase - Jul 11, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Hull, fast progress, almost done - Hans Haase - Jul 12, 2007
. . . [Chapter] 155mm gun: Part 1 - Hans Haase - Jul 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] 155mm Gun: Part 2 - Hans Haase - Jul 13, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] 155mm Gun: Part 2 - Petr Bednarik - Jul 14, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Yes, I noticed that as well - Hans Haase - Jul 15, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . All fixed - Hans Haase - Jul 17, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Ready for Paint! - Hans Haase - Jul 17, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Base Colour - Hans Haase - Jul 23, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Second color coat - Hans Haase - Jul 27, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Adding the Stars - Hans Haase - Aug 3, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Tracks - Hans Haase - Aug 3, 2007
. . . [Chapter] 155mm Ammo - Hans Haase - Aug 16, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Stowage Added and More Weathering - Hans Haase - Aug 16, 2007
. . . [Chapter] An extra weld seam... - Hans Haase - Aug 19, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] An extra weld seam... - Martin Dogger - Aug 19, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Finished - Hans Haase - Sep 2, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Christopher C. Tew - Sep 3, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Tim Streeter - Sep 3, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Matt Riesmeyer - Sep 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Found those, the PE set is holding me up - Hans Haase - Sep 4, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - James Wechsler - Sep 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Thought about it, but passed.... - Hans haase - Sep 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finished - Gaylan Morris - Sep 9, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Tracks were DML - Hans Haase - Sep 9, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Tracks were DML - Gaylan Morris - Sep 11, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . They aren't too bad either.... - Hans Haase - Sep 11, 2007
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