paulyoung666 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Good final result but the most troublesome decals ever , didn’t react well to any solutions and were brittle , bad combo !!! Mostly painted with Tamiya LP and clear coated with Mr Color superclear 3. Thanks for looking and please comment as you see fit 👍 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 You're a very brave man.😲😀 Great result on the Beemer, very well done.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, paulyoung666 said: but the most troublesome decals ever , didn’t react well to any solutions and were brittle , Sounds like my recent 'fun' with Shunko decals on my Calibra build, but mine were nowhere near as complex as those - you've done an excellent job with them, and that's a great looking racecar! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyoung666 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: Sounds like my recent 'fun' with Shunko decals on my Calibra build, but mine were nowhere near as complex as those - you've done an excellent job with them, and that's a great looking racecar! Keith From what I’ve heard , shunko are the opposite , really thick , these were like tissue paper !!!!! 4 hours ago, Stef N. said: You're a very brave man.😲😀 Great result on the Beemer, very well done.👏 Thank you 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, paulyoung666 said: From what I’ve heard , shunko are the opposite , really thick , these were like tissue paper !!!!! TBH both sets of the things I've had have been pretty thin and looked really nicely printed - just nearly impossible to use! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyoung666 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: TBH both sets of the things I've had have been pretty thin and looked really nicely printed - just nearly impossible to use! Keith And there not cheap either , what solution did you use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Excellent job on that. You wouldn't guess the decals had put up so much of a fight. Not sure I would have even tackled the job, let alone made such a good result of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyChiken Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Looks cool! Those decals do look painful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 4 hours ago, paulyoung666 said: what solution did you use ? Microsol, Mr Mark Softer, Daco weak and medium - none of which had much effect - and finally Daco strong which caused some of the ink in the decals to run and stain the surrounding paint! Got most success with a hairdryer. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Nice, I have the shell of the same kit virtually complete. You are right about those decals, I had to get to UMP extra super strong to get them to lay down, but then got some "stretch-marks",luckily not on poor Miku, so had to custom mix touch up paints. Looks okay once glossed. Err...did you forget Miku's arms on the bonnet? I found it awkward to line them up convincingly across the vents. Cheers Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 10 hours ago, FunkyChiken said: Those decals do look painful! Oh, very much yes!! Outstanding workmanship, how long did you wait before breathing again!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyoung666 Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 hours ago, malpaso said: Nice, I have the shell of the same kit virtually complete. You are right about those decals, I had to get to UMP extra super strong to get them to lay down, but then got some "stretch-marks",luckily not on poor Miku, so had to custom mix touch up paints. Looks okay once glossed. Err...did you forget Miku's arms on the bonnet? I found it awkward to line them up convincingly across the vents. Cheers Will Don’t tell anyone about the arms , it’s our secret 🤫 🤣🤣 as for the UMP extra strong , I had the same issue , the gunze stuff just sat on the surface and laughed at me 😳 , I was considering battery acid at one point 🤣🤣🤣 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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