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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, January 7, 2005 12:49 PM
I've never used them, but if you have a lot of spares on the sheet, I'd test them first on a scrap model just to be sure. Most decals work OK with the MicroScale setting solutions, but better safe than sorry.

Regards, Rick
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    February 2004
  • From: Humble
Posted by rrmmodeler on Friday, January 7, 2005 11:29 AM
I find the Sky decals one of the best bang for your buck decals out there. I have had good results with them and they work well with Micro-Set and Sol.
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    January 2003
  • From: NE Georgia
Posted by Keyworth on Friday, December 31, 2004 9:01 PM
BTW, you can find this particular sheet at Victory Models website. They had a couple of sets in stock the last time I checked. http://www.victorymodels.com/
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  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: NE Georgia
Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 11:29 PM
I've used the Sky Decals sets for the P-47 with very good results. They react to the Micro products well and snuggle down onto surfaces well with nominal applications.
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Sky Decals opinions
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 11:05 AM
Has anyone ever used this decal maker's product? I've been searching everywhere in vain for a set of decals for my Hasegawa Hurricane Mk. IID, not the most common variation on the Hurricane, and finally I found Sky Decals sheet 48 0151 offered to me by a friend, and it has markings for 15 Hurricanes, but only one IID (that's the one with the big underwing anti-tank guns, 40 mm I think), and there really wasn't much variation in these planes.
I jsut wanted a heads up on them because this sheet is out of print and I'll only get one shot at it. And since nobody else I can find makes Hurricane IId markings, you can see the delimma. Also, it's for a build that's going to appear in print, so it especially has to look decent.
Do these decals require any special handling. I use Micro Sol and Micro Set. How well do they react to that? That brand is pretty benign, and while some decals are really tough, or just thick, and require stronger stuff, I've never found any so delicate they were ruined by Micro products.
Tom
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