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If you check out John Kim's F-14A build here on SPAM, he used them in his cockpit - they look bloody amazing (Mind you, John's builds always do!)

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I'm using their cockpit set for a Bf-109E-7 Tropical build on which I'm working now. My model is the 1/48 Hobbycraft kit and their set is made for the Eduard version, so I had to make a modification or two. Here's a quick look at the IP:

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The detail is amazing. I was able to assemble the cockpit without knocking off any of those four tiny levers...yet, that is. :wink: The completed pilot's office; but please disregard the trim wheels. That old macro mode showed them looking like I had chewed them off the sprues. I've since removed them and cleaned them up considerably. :grin: I also used Quinta's seat harnesses. I found them to get quite brittle after just a bit of handling; two broke into several pieces while manipulating them and had to be pieced back together. Work quickly with those!

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WOW! that looks nice Gary!

So do you have to actually dip these things in water, or are they just self-adhesive?
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Thanks Stuart! Yes, a brief dip will release them but Quinta recommends using CVA to attach them. I brushed some diluted Evergreen Canopy Cement over the IP and laid the decal over that. It worked well. :grin:

A shot of their set:

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I’d been wondering about using those Quinta decals on kits that they were not designed for. Gary, you just answered that question!
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Yeah that's good information.
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For me the 1/32 stuff is pricey, but I might check out the 1/48 stuff on a future build
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Those Quintas indeed are something extraordinary!

I was not even aware of that my LHS sells them.
Some are pretty expensive indeed..

But cool cool stuff!

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