wavodavo Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Hi all, I have a question, I've had a AIM 1/72 Vickers Valiant Conversion set for some time now but keep forgetting to ask this question. I've added a photo of the decals supplied and I'm a little confused on whether the serial number is printed white or whether it has been printed black on white decal paper? Other sets I've seen don't seem to have this Any advice? Dave IMG_0785 by ravodavo, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Its hard to tell from the picture. Is it continous film or are the decals individual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBayKid Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Looks like they may have laser printed the black on a clear carrier, in which case you would need to paint the relevant area on the model white, then apply the black decal over it. Kind of a strange way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 22 hours ago, wavodavo said: whether it has been printed black on white decal paper? Pretty sure it's printed black on white decal paper, @tnuag should be able to confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavodavo Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 8:36 PM, Dave Swindell said: Pretty sure it's printed black on white decal paper, @tnuag should be able to confirm? It does look like it. This photo from online shows how the decals should have come. Untitled by ravodavo, on Flickr On 12/2/2019 at 12:54 AM, NorthBayKid said: Looks like they may have laser printed the black on a clear carrier, in which case you would need to paint the relevant area on the model white, then apply the black decal over it. Kind of a strange way to do it. So hard to tell. On 12/1/2019 at 10:11 PM, Julien said: Its hard to tell from the picture. Is it continous film or are the decals individual? It is hard to tell even on the flesh. It does look continuous to be and the the brand name printed again on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, wavodavo said: It does look like it. Just dug mine out, they're just like yours, they're white decal paper with black laser overprint, continuous film so you'll have to cut each design out separately. You can tell it's white decal paper because the letters are white, but the paper is light blue. I suspect the set shown on scalemates is an early set with Alps printed decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBayKid Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Easy way to tell: Slice off a small corner of the black portion, soak it, and remove it from the carrier paper. If it's white underneath there's white ink there. If it's black (and the paper is white), then it's just black printed on clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 They were alpes printed, but I may have had to do a few on white decal paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Arrggghh can people stop tempting me to convert an Airfix Valiant B.1 into a B.2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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