747-8F / 747-400F – Working with the deck (3)

Hello all, I have been able to start the work on the cargo deck. At first I thought to leave the deck floor flat with just the engraving but then I thought to give a bit more volume and add all the several rails. I would like to mention that all these are not placed randomly, they follow the same structure as the B747-8F deck. I was able to gather lots of reference photos so I am trying to reproduce everything I see. It has been quite difficult to make a joining structure on the inside of the fuselage in …

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Progress so far

Hello everyone, I though to give a quick update on how are things going now that we are reaching the end of September. The first attempt with the new printer ended up in a disaster which lead me to return the printer as it jammed the paper every time. However, there is another printer on the way and I am hoping to work with it right from the start. All these problems caused me to stop designing decals at the moment because the artworks will need an adjustment for them to be printed on the new printer with the best …

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Printer issues

  Dear all, Sometimes I feel like I am under a bad spell because of issues appearing after issues. So far the print tests were fine, but recently there is an annoying ammount of chances for the paper getting jammed (virtually, not physically) in the new printer. We are talking about one single print out of 5 or 6 attempts. I won’t be giving brand names but the nightmare I am living with this printer is awful. Feeling abandoned by the former company in front of customers with faulty decals and other issues, I saw myself forced to take measures …

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