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Cartograf digicam decal for 1/35 figures w/ Acadamy RQ-7B UAV. Input?

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  • Member since
    October 2009
  • From: South La
Cartograf digicam decal for 1/35 figures w/ Acadamy RQ-7B UAV. Input?
Posted by Ti4019 on Friday, May 10, 2013 10:26 PM

I just picked up the Acadamy  1/35 UAV and it comes with a couple of interesting figures, interesting that they are not covered in field gear, and one is bare headed with sunglasses and a radio.

http://jihoshop.com/index.php/living/toy/new-u-s-army-rq-7b-uav-1-35-academy-model-kit-unmanned-reconnaissance-aircraft.html

A small patch of Cartograf digicam decal is provided.  Color seems a hair dark given the scale, but I'm willing to run with it.  I plan to do the bareheaded figure with this, and go for the newer Multicam on the figure that is ground handling the UAV.  Ill do this with the salt technique and more traditional methods. 

I have never used Cargograph decals, and this patch is not very big.  Any suggestions on what solution will work best to get this to dive into the folds of the uniform?  I plan on using really warm water as i do with all decals from Asia.   

many thanks!

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:22 AM

Sorry I missed this before but I'm not sure the decal will ever really conform properly. Personally I think I'd just use the decal as a reference and try to paint the pattern. Using a small brush I've had some success just adding dots to the figure and building them up into a digital looking pattern. If you don't like it you can always paint over it though practice on an old and/or cheap spare might be a good idea too.

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  • Member since
    October 2009
  • From: South La
Posted by Ti4019 on Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:21 PM

I was kind of afaid of that as well. I have only seen the buildups from the company on this particlar piece.  The patch of decal isnt very big--so I can only test a very small portion with setting solutions.

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