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PL 1/1000 Refit decals-ridiculous

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  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: NW Washington
PL 1/1000 Refit decals-ridiculous
Posted by dirkpitt77 on Monday, February 20, 2012 7:29 AM

Jesus, talk about a PIA.  I started working on the decals for this kit this morning around 5am.  I started with the decals around the bridge area.  Man are they thick!  And even with Micro Sol they are not laying down flat to the compound curves of the bridge dome and B/C decks.  One more to go in this area, then I start the main aztecing decals.  Has anyone else had trouble with these?  Crazy.

 

  ---Chris

    "Some say the alien didn't die in the crash.  It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Minneapolis, MN
Posted by rossjr on Monday, February 20, 2012 8:35 AM

I didn't have any issues with the decals laying down, but I used Mr. Mark Softner which might be a bit more aggressive than Micro Sol.  A couple of tricks I used that really helped the decals laydown..

1) Make sure you have a good gloss coat down for the decals to ahere to, 2) Use warm water when soaking the decals, it really helps to soften the decals.  I also use a candle warmer to keep the water warm while I am using it.  You can get them at most craft stores for about $5.  3) Make sure to put a drop of dish soap in the water to break the water tension. 4) I put the Aztec decals down then clear coated them before putting the other markings on the model.  For this build I thought the Aztec was a litte too strong so I clear coated it with Tamiya Clear Pearl, this helped add some lusted and tame down the decals before putting the markings on.

Good Luck and enjoy!

  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: NW Washington
Posted by dirkpitt77 on Monday, February 20, 2012 10:15 AM

   Yeah, it's got a gloss coat on it already and the water I was using was almost as hot as the tap can put out.

 

    I guess I'll have to pick up some stronger decal setting solution.  Maybe my Micro Sol went bad?  It's about five years old.  I wonder if it does that-go bad I mean.  Hmm.

 

     That's a nice looking build, by the way.

    "Some say the alien didn't die in the crash.  It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 20, 2012 10:50 AM

air brushing over vinyl masks is much easier

  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: NW Washington
Posted by dirkpitt77 on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 5:17 PM

Meh, I'm lucky to be able to afford what's in the box, much less any aftermarket bling.

 

         The situation is not as bad as I thought.  It's just that the decals are really thick, and in this scale that thickness exacerbates the problem.  I've been hitting the decals I've applied so far with coats of Micro Sol, which is helping.  It won't be contest quality, so I guess I'll have to put it on a high shelf when I'm done.  Oh well.

    "Some say the alien didn't die in the crash.  It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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