Encouraged by Jay @ssgt i decided to post this, Monogram/Revell SR-71, 1/72nd the was simple and had about 12 pieces 🙂 but I did it, when I got to the decal they were old and terrible. In an attempt to flatten them down I used “Walther’s Solvaset” which works well 98% of the time but not this time. Anyway, here it is, I’m embossed to show this mess 🙁

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A real pity about those decals, Cricket @bikequeen
The BlackBird itself looks perfect.
If you are able to remove the decals you might try another aftermarket set.

@ssgt @johnb @fiveten thanks everybody but it’s just not worth all that work, I have better kits to move along on. There were decals for the bottom as well but I’m not putting anymore time in it

My friend @ssgt, I did a quick net search and, to my surprise, I have to confess, found out that, apart from the Italeri/Testors that I knew, Monogram, Hasegawa and Trumpeter have 1/72 Blackbirds.

The Revell offering is a 60's mold, the Italeri, Monogram and Hasegawa are 80's and, presumably, better. The Trumpeter is a 90's mold, however, being one of early Trumpeter releases, I would not be surprised if it is a "legalised" copy of one of the others.

Sorry this happened, Cricket (@bikequeen). Solvaset is really strong, and like you said, works most of the time. Occasionally the Solvaset is too strong for the decals and you have problems. I usually use MicroSol and Microset first, and if the decals need an extra push to snuggle down, then I use Solvaset. I try to use it on one small decal on the bottom of the airplane so I can see if there will be decal problems. I once had the Solvaset literally dissolve the decals on my model. You can imagine the words I said as I watched the ink in the decals run down the side of my plane in small rivers. I keep the plane in my display case to remind me to check before I use Solvaset.

@gblair George, I got the microsol etc etc, it will be here today. One question, is the solvent applied while the decal is still wet or do I wait until the decal has dried….thanks