Peel and Stick decals .....Grrrrr....
Hi, I posted this on the sci-fi page, but I figure it may help to "stick" with a forum dedicated to decals...bad pun...sorry... Anyway, any comments would be appreciated!
HELP!
Ok, I purchased a Perfect Grade Gundam just about a year ago and I have nothing but great things to say about it! (except one, which is why I'm gonna rant)
Fit is amazing, the ability to super detail it is great, the instructions (although in Japanese) are very easy to follow, just the legs alone have about 300 parts so its super articulated, the hands have fully jointed fingers, the head lights up...I could go on and on...
Anyway, this thing is HUGE!!! (gotta post some pics on here or Starship Modeler once its done....IF it ever gets done... LOL!)
My only gripe with this LARGE, EXTENSIVE, DETAILED, FUN-TO-PUT-TOGETHER kit is this....
It has....gasp/sob/loud groan....PEEL AND STICK DECALS!!!!
No waterslide, no dry transfer....peel and stick.
For as expensive as this kit was and considering my Alphonse Master Grade kit had better decals makes it, to me, a bit of a let down from Ban Dai.
So here is what I have tried so far:
I have experimented with a few of these decals on some scrap plastic and no matter what I do, they always look raised, and very toy-like, very similar if not the same as on my son's Zoids toys. Are there any techniques that I can do to keep these things from showing the air bubbles underneath them? I have tried rubbing them, but that doesn't seem to help. I have also tried several layers of glosscoat, but that makes the part look extremely clunky and difficult to detail. Are there any aftermarket water-slide or dry transfer decals in 1/60th scale for the Strike Gundam GAT-X105? Anybody ever experience this before? If so, how did you fix it?
Just to share what it is that I am talking about I am attaching the following link:
http://www.1999.co.jp/asp/GoodsDetails_e.asp?It_c=10039685
If you click on number 2 on the color option there are some good photos of the finished product. Again, those types of photos is what I am trying to replicate.
Any input would be appreciated!
-Carlos
P.S. I am not bashing this kit in any way at all, if you click the link you will see the detail that I am talking about, it truly is an amazing amount of engineering that was put forth by Ban Dai...its just the decals that have me in a quandry. (I could just leave them off...) ![Laugh <img src=]()
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