I have done a few builds now, started with Ultracote and found it is easy to work with,especially for those starting out,iron temp seems slightly less critical with Ultracote and it does love shrinking down around wingtips without a single wrinkle or crease once you learn to add a bit more heat.
Now recently I have expanded to using Monokote also,this is where it gets interesting.... I bought a roll off Flat Tan Monokote and used it cover the bottom of the wings of a Hog Bipe,was not really impressed as I had to fight with it all the way,but I did end up getting it to work and it turned out good,now that is with the new Monokote thats being sold now. I figured I would give it the benefit of the doubt and bought off Ebay around a dozen brand new rolls of circa 1991 Super Monokote in various colours from a vendor who was selling up for a longgone hobby retailer who had closed up shop but kept the stock in mothballs.
Wow what a lucky strike that was as this Super Monokote is lovely stuff to work with in my opinion and does shrink easily, and it really looks to have a far moredepth to its sheen. I have been using it in conjuction with Ultracote on my models ever since,only drawback is eventually I am gonna run out of the old rolls and I might be tempted to try some new Monokote but I think I will be disappointed with that.
So if you see anyone selling old Super Monokote still new in rolls buy it and try it!


Here is a pic of my last build, a Sig Kougar, white Ultracote,yellow Ultracote, the rest is the Monokote mentioned,some done with windex method.