I finished up a ST-DN (although I'm going to class it as a BB) using
a set of decals I ordered from Jay Chladek. I am rather happy with it,
especially the decals. One odd thing, the decals I did first show significant
lines, but the ones I did last show no lines. It can't be the decals, it must
be something I was doing. I just wish the first decal I put on wasn't the Hull
number on top of the saucer.
The decals are from:
http://members.aol.com/JMChladek/decal.html
And no, I am in no way affiliated, just a satisfied customer.
> I finished up a ST-DN (although I'm going to class it as a BB) using
> And no, I am in no way affiliated, just a satisfied customer.
Roger,
How durable were the decals you got? I bought some of the first ones he did.
They looked great but they broke apart very easily, even if you were very
careful. Jay mentioned he was working on the durability problem and I was
wondering if he had gotten it solved (since I need to order some more;)
I did not have problems with lines and I assume you mean the edges of the
decals. I used decal solvent to soften them up after final placement, and then
a few coats of clear gloss for durability and then a final coat of Dullcoat so
the mini isn't shiny.
> On 20-Jan-00 at 15:20, Dean Gundberg (dean.gundberg@noridian.com) wrote:
Well, I started out using an exacto knife and making cuts. The one that
wrinkled broke into pieces so this may be the problem you have. I switched to
a spade bit in my exacto (one of the red handled jobs) and used downward
pressure into a piece of cardboard and had no more problems.
I also never got the "wipe with a brush" thing to work. I gave up on
that and just rubbed the decal/paper between my thumb and finger to
move the decal and then used tweezers to locate it.
> I did not have problems with lines and I assume you mean the edges of
Decal Solvent? (rhetorical question, answer is obvious).
I like my starships shiny, kind of like I like a new car to be shiny.
There are some things I don't like about the first one, but the decals aren't
it. I primered with Krylon sandable grey and painted with ivory. I had to put
too much paint on to cover the grey. The one I am working on now is primered
with Krylon sandable white and only took one layer of ivory to get the color I
was looking for, my SO says this one doesn't look like it is made of bone.:)
Personally, I don't think it looks like bone when on my black starscape, but
that's me.
> Dean Gundberg wrote:
I remember hearing about a company that sells some spray to strengthen decals
before you apply them to water. Anyone familiar with this?
Mike
Mike wrote
> >I did not have problems with lines and I assume you mean the edges of
Microscale makes these types of products. The instructions for the ST decals
suggested using their Microscale's Liquid Decal Film to stregthen them but I
could not find any locally and did not have time to order any before I had to
get the minis done.
http://www.microscale.com/finishing_products.html
Part of the Microscale/Superscale system (whichever they are called now)
had
a product that was designed to help restore cracked/brittle decals. You
could either spray or hand paint the liquid over the decal. When it was dried,
you would apply the decal just as if it was new. I've used it on
some English decals that I had for a 1/43rd scale kit of a Ford GT40.
Worked pretty well Kent M. McClure
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> decals before you apply them to water. Anyone familiar with this?