[Whiterook]

Thanks Nick!

Mike, for whatever its worth, if I was to build the Gotha again, knowing what I know now, I'd personally make the jump to aftermarket lozenge decals if I could find them. Saying Roden's decals are crap (on the Gotha, anyway) is an understatement! They are brittle and thick, and as Nick so aptly noticed, have some printing issues suspected. That said, I'm not ready to chuck the bird out to the bird feeder, but it perhaps could have been brought up a notch (or several) by switching to an alternate decal source. The worst thing was, my model came with three puny little sheets, and I didn't have much left over! No room for error. I think I even posted a pic on that 6-month thread that showed how little decal was left over.

I gotta tell you though...it is soooo worth the build. It's a beauty! Of course, rigging is about to put me to tears, but the bird just wouldn't be the same without it. I have learned so much on this build. I can't recommend it highly enough!