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    May 2010
decal's blank
Posted by noeud2 on Saturday, February 26, 2011 12:14 PM

I have a sheet of decals and there are some with nothing on it.

They are completly grey,and the exact form of other decals.

They certainly have a utility!!! Masking? If so,how?

  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Saturday, February 26, 2011 12:45 PM

Occasionally I have found blank decals like that.  They were intended to go under, or over, printed decals of the same shape, to change the color.  For instance, I had white circles for a WWII Avenger that were intended to go over the red meatballs in the center of the US Star & Bar insignia, to simulate the red being painted out for extra camoflage on a certain historic mission.  The result was a very faded, slightly pinkish meatball.  The effect was pretty good, it looked like it had been intentionally obliterated, but not quite.

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

  • Member since
    October 2009
  • From: South La
Posted by Ti4019 on Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:23 PM

the white outlines are underlaying decals intended to make a certain decal "pop" , and in many cases allow a better print job without ink muddying that was common with MicroScale decals in the 80s.  Lets say you have markings for AiraCutie, you may have a full size white decal that will be laid first, then the full color art over that.

the white prevents paint/ color bleed through on the decals, which can then be pritned thinner, and with higher definition. 

 

HTH

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    May 2010
Posted by noeud2 on Monday, February 28, 2011 8:01 AM

That make sens.

Thank you

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