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Originally Posted by Rasmussen
If I use an decal I have an clear cut. Have a look on the second pic from Ferdinando --- not the "Wasser ..." but the "Vorsicht beim ..." (lower edge). There isn't such an cut ... it's more an "hand - made" border with a lot of irregularities ... IMHO ... of course.
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It's clearly a matter of opinions, Rasmussen, and I surely do respect yours. However, it would be no surprise to me if only smaller wordings (like the "Wasser..." one) were printed as complete decals and bigger ones (like the "Vorsicht..." one) could be instead applied in the usual way, that is painted through a mask.
At any rate, I would like to underline how the "Wasser..." wording in the second image looks scratched and peeled away in points... showing the camouflage beneath it! Had it been applied on immaculate RLM 76, this would have not been possible... IMHO of course too.
EDIT: by looking closely at the photographs I own of Italian ANR Bf 109 G-10 Erla(s), I've found a proof that also the "Vorsicht..." wording was a decal, at least on these aircraft. Look at the following detail:
...it is clearly visible how the decal peeled away in one point showing the camouflage underneath.
In this second image...
...the decal wasn't applied correctly and thus looks "warped" a little.
I think this is interesting evidence, IMHO.
HTH