Eduard 1:48 A-1J SPACE is a set of pre-printed 3D decals for the cockpit of a model of the Douglas A-1J Skyraider in 1:48 scale. An accessory to a base kit, not a model of the aircraft.
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A set from the SPACE decal series by the Czech manufacturer Eduard, intended for a model of the Douglas A-1J Skyraider in 1:48 scale. The A-1J is the late single-seat version of this piston attack family, so the set is aimed at a different kit from the variants for the earlier forms. The items have a raised relief and their colors printed directly on the decal paper. Eduard carries several accessories with similar names for the same machine, and they are told apart by the exact designation of the series; this one is from the SPACE series.
Cockpit equipment in this scale is normally dealt with either by painting the plastic relief or with photo-etched parts, which have to be bent, glued and painted. The SPACE set skips both steps: you get the relief and the color in a single application. Applying it is straightforward: cut the item out, moisten the carrier paper beneath it without dipping the sheet in water, lift the item off with tweezers, settle it into a drop of PVA glue (white glue), press it down with a soft brush and let it dry without shifting it. A softener has no place in the procedure; it would attack the printed resin.
The whole set is finished at the factory and is not painted over; spraying over it with an opaque paint would hide the printing. The only thing to deal with is the sheen. A decal needs a smooth glossy area under it, otherwise air is trapped under the film and the edges turn white, but once dry that gloss is a nuisance, because a cockpit is supposed to be matte. The procedure is therefore always the same: a gloss varnish under the set, and once dry a matte varnish over the whole interior. The set is not surface-worked or sanded; abrasive paper would rub the printing off. Run any wash only around the items, not over them, and heavily thinned at that.
This is an accessory, not a kit. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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