Eduard 1/48 Heinkel 280 V3
Profipack Kit 8049

I usually am left with silvering to some extent, or else just a different sheen, when I apply decals that have large areas of clear, such as code letters.  I bought a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter
and am learning to use it.  The drawing is no problem as I can import dxf files from Autocad.  The difficulty for me has been learning what the cutter can do and what it can't, particularly in fine
details.  I am also finding out I still have more to learn about spraying white paint in very thin layers.  I did the code letters on this one, and also tried to do the balkenkreuz insignia on the lower
wings.  The wheels definitely came off!  I had used an Alclad gloss clear coat, I really like the stuff.  I put down the stencils, sprayed the white (too thick, used my medium tip airbrush and just
generally made a mess), put down the masks over the white and sprayed the black areas.  Okay, I might save this.  I started pulling up the mask and the adhesive had reacted with the Alclad
clear coat.  A gooey mess!  I tried a couple of my adhesive removers and found one that would remove the adhesive, and it also did a fine job of removing the Alclad, leaving an undisturbed
layer of Model Master enamel RLM 02 behind, with good transition to the undisturbed areas.  Turns out the Alclad is an acrylic, and so is the adhesive on the Oramask 810 material I am using. 
They are apparently solvents for each other.   I coated the model with Future and made masks only for the code letters.  Smooth sailing.  Used spare decals for the insignia, swastika, and the
kit decal for the Heinkel logo.

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