Albatros D.V nail head decals now available!

[Jennings Heilig]

I think I've cracked the code! After a couple of tries I've hit upon what I think is the perfect solution for replicating the nail heads on the bare plywood fuselage of Albatros fighters. These are laser printed on a continuous clear coat, so the closer you trim them, the less visible decal film you'll have. The paper I use is the same outstanding quality stuff that F-Dcal uses. It's traditional water slide decal paper, and the clear film is very thin and responds perfectly to any kind of decal setting solution (which you really won't even need). The nail heads are spaced from close-up photos of a D.Va. I first thought they might be too stark, but in 1/32 scale they look just about perfect as you can see in the attached photo. Note this is the decal applied to bare plastic with no kind of undercoat, overcoat, or anything. Applied to a glossed surface and with a coat of clear over the top and the clear film will disappear completely.

You get a full sheet of 8.5x11" decal paper of nail heads with consistent spacing (note - all of the D.V stuff I measured had essentially the same spacing). That comes out to something like 400 scale meters (over 1200 scale feet) of nail heads, enough to do several 1/32 models with plenty to spare.

You can order them directly from me for US $10 for a sheet, plus $2 (US addresses) or $5 (overseas) for postage. Paypal only please, to this email address <[email protected]>

Be sure to give me your correct mailing address.

Cheers,

Jennings

Decal applied to a Wingnut Wings Albatros D.V:

Close up of the decal:

Edited March 27, 2012 by Jennings Heilig

[T-Tango]

They look just about spot on Jennings, I'm gonna have to seriously think about a sheet of these.

Cheers

Pete.