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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Decal example
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:52 PM

Thought I'd post an example of rescuing a kit with an inkjet decal.  Was working on an Eduard Eindecker, and neglected one of my normal rules- scan all decal sheets before trying to use any decal.  But the kit wasn't that old!  Anyway, I didn't scan them.  And the first decal I tried, one of four big black crosses on white fields, shattered into a myriad of pieces.  I immediately coated all other decals I would need for the version I was making with MicroScale  Decal Film.  Since I had three more identical decals, I scanned two of them (giving me a spare in case I messed it up).  I then used white decal paper to copy the cross and white field.  Since the rectangular field is easy to cut out, I didn't have to worry about matching background that is necessary with more intricate designs.  Can you tell which is the original and which is the inkjet decal?

The decal on the left is the inkjet decal.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Thursday, May 21, 2015 12:25 AM

just too cool Don, Great save. 

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

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    January 2014
Posted by Silver on Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:04 AM
Looks clean.Good job.
  • Member since
    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Thursday, May 21, 2015 10:51 AM

Now that is cool! I couldn't even tell the difference.

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