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    November 2005
help with dry transfers
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 13, 2003 10:24 PM
i bought a gundam MG kit and it has what i think are dry transfers.
i'm not sure they don't look like regular decals.
how do i use them
i have several likts now so i need to learn.
they're on clear plastic sheets.
the instructions with the kits are in japanese.
no english anywhere.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:24 PM
If they are dry transfers, take a pencil or similar pointed tool and rub them directly onto the model surface. Unlike water decals, once they are on you can't reposition them .... unless somebody out there knows how.
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Pominville, NY
Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:34 AM
If they are dry transfers, cut them out just as with regular decals and place them on the model. You may want to anchor them with a bit of low-tack tape to keep them from moving around. Then rub them on as JG said. My personal tool of choice is a pencil.

Another tip for dry transfers is to make sure that you apply them to a fairly matte surface. They don't grab gloss too well...


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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: USA
Posted by naplak on Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:53 AM
Once it is in place, I like to use a small piece of bulsa wood to rum it into place, because is is soft enough to conform to the shape of the surface. Smile [:)]
www.naplak.com/modeling ... a free site for modelers www.scalehobby.com/forum/index.php ... a nice Modeling Forum
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