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How to best align individual decal numbers?

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How to best align individual decal numbers?
Posted by Chrisk-k on Friday, March 21, 2014 8:44 PM

I've painted a 1/35 Tamiya Jagdpanzer and want to apply decals.  Tamiya provided individual decal numbers.  What would be a good way to align them (e.g., 0, 1 & 1 to make 011)?  I know that I'd screw up without some kind of aid. 

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Posted by Tojo72 on Saturday, March 22, 2014 2:25 PM

Tape underneath to form an edge,but don't sweat it too much,if you look at pictures they were not always perfectly aligned

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Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, March 22, 2014 3:26 PM

And no large quantities of caffeine or alcoholic beverages before the decal session... keep a steady eye and hand ;-)

 

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Posted by Chrisk-k on Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:59 PM

I did manage to align 2 sets of 3 numbers using Tamiya masking tape.  I needed every ounce of my mental energy to do so.  Well, I just ordered several Archer dry transfer decals.  Hopefully, they will make my life easier.

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Posted by G-J on Sunday, March 23, 2014 8:09 PM

Tape is a great suggestion, I never thought of that.  (Add that to the notebook.)

Also, I've been known to use panel lines.

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  • From: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Posted by Recon89 on Sunday, March 30, 2014 5:59 PM

I just finished an AFV Valentine kit and found out when I tried to transfer the really small vehicle ID's that each of the 8 characters is an individual item.  After the second mess up I've given up on those decals.  Not enough eyesight or patience. Need to get Santa to get me a decal maker.

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