Tamiya decals

Tamiya decals are usually opaque, but a little on the thick side.  They will work OK using the MicroScale system.  I usually give them 3 light coats of Future after they have cured in order to  minimize the carrier film edgae from showing.

Regards,  Rick

DON'T USE SOLVASET unless it's well diluted.  Test on a scrap first.  Tamiya decals do not like Solvaset.  They will pucker up into wrinkled balls to show you their displeasure.

Regards,  Rick

rjkplasticmod wrote:

DON'T USE SOLVASET unless it's well diluted.  Test on a scrap first.  Tamiya decals do not like Solvaset.  They will pucker up into wrinkled balls to show you their displeasure. Regards,  Rick

I thought that might be the case Rick, that is why I put that wise-guy answer.

I had some problems with a set of their older decals (p-51b?) falling apart when I tried to  use them.  Then I noticed that instead of being printed on the normal blue colored paper, they were printed on white, and also said "printed in the USA".

I reported it to them and requested a newer set that was "Made in Japan", and they worked fine.  I've never had a problem with the decals on the blue paper from Japan.

my 1/48 F-51 decals reacted to NOTHING in the arsenal. The big sharmkouth jus sat there and grinned at me!

Years later, I picked up another Tamiya kit ( they dont make much that I like so I dont build many of thier kits) I tried a differnt tactic soaking the decals in hot water.  Worked great!. Now I do that to all of mine and they come out fine with little or no setting solutions.

David