Pawel Szczudlyk Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hi guys. I am on the end of ijn youkikaze build and I have a problem with flags decals. How to put them on? I don't have any experience in this matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Hi Pawel. I usually transfer them onto some very thin metal foil, which I usually source from a bar of chocolate. There are two ways you can do it: one option is to transfer the entire decal onto the foil and wait for it to dry before folding it in half, gluing it and then trimming the excess foil. Another way is to transfer on half of the flag only, and then wrap it around the other side of the foil. Once the flag has been trimmed from the foil I go over the edges with a little paint to stop light from catching the edge of the foil. Sometimes the decal adhesive doesn't hold and I have to stick it back down with a little PVA glue. The advantage of using foil is that the flag can be shaped to have folds and contours to represent it flapping in the wind and will hold its shape well. Hope that is of some help, Ross. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Great!😁 Thanks for your help. I will try to do it 👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73north Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 If you are still struggling , I highly recommend the Fabric IJN Flag by ' Becc ' flags . I used them for my Yukikaze by Tamiya And they look great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 4:10 PM, Ravens said: transfer on half of the flag only, and then wrap it around the other side of the foil. I do them the same way as Ross, works well. Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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