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1:4 scale Ritchey P20, this is going to take a while...
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Been held up with other Christmas related tasks recently, but made some progress today.
Enamel basecoat's gone on.
Clearcoat. This gives a nice surface for the transfers to stick to without trapping air under them.
Meanwhile, printed the waterslide decals and clearcoated them too, to stop the ink running when they're soaked. The pink box around them is to line them up in a card template to cut them out on the laser.
Cut them out on the laser...
Stuck them on.
The cut edges will be touched in with a brush to get rid of the white edge of the decal once they are thoroughly dry. Then another layer of clearcoat.
Enamel basecoat's gone on.
Clearcoat. This gives a nice surface for the transfers to stick to without trapping air under them.
Meanwhile, printed the waterslide decals and clearcoated them too, to stop the ink running when they're soaked. The pink box around them is to line them up in a card template to cut them out on the laser.
Cut them out on the laser...
Stuck them on.
The cut edges will be touched in with a brush to get rid of the white edge of the decal once they are thoroughly dry. Then another layer of clearcoat.
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I guess that's a pretty average job of applying decals...
JOKE!!! Amazing work as ever, just thought I'd add a disgruntled comment to try and even things up!
JOKE!!! Amazing work as ever, just thought I'd add a disgruntled comment to try and even things up!
Are the water transfer decals on white or transparent film? I have found that they only work well on light colors. If the background was darker, I had the problem that the colors also became too dark. Perhaps the film I used was simply too thin
The fork casting looks perfect, amazing!!!
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I guess that's a pretty average job of applying decals...
JOKE!!! Amazing work as ever, just thought I'd add a disgruntled comment to try and even things up!
If you look closely, the decals are a bit wrinkly.
This is down to them being brushed over with MicroSol, a decal softener that I suspect is actually just an expensive way of buying small quantities of white vinegar.
Before applying them you paint the surface with MicroSet, a decal setting solution that I suspect is actually just an expensive way of buying small quantities of watered-down white vinegar.
Whatever it is, it does a great job. The decals go really wrinkly, you think "I've ruined it", and then a few minutes later they pull tight and draw down onto the surface like paint. I think it uses chemistry or magic or a combination of the two. And it tastes great on chips*.
*DISCLAIMER: Don't drink the modelling fluids.
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They're on white film.Are the water transfer decals on white or transparent film? I have found that they only work well on light colors. If the background was darker, I had the problem that the colors also became too dark. Perhaps the film I used was simply too thin
The fork casting looks perfect, amazing!!!
I pretty much always use white, clear is OK for really dark graphics. White film does leave a thin white edge when they're cut, so it takes a bit of fine brush work to blend them down.
Some films are better than others, but clear film is never that great in my experience. It's probably more to do with the ink in the printer not being opaque enough, like different colour primers under paint giving a different finish.
There are places that will screen print decals, but I'd rather save the money and settle for a lesser quality print.
Thanks for the info! I was to lazy for brushing but I will try it out next time.
Keep up the good work man. Looks amazing!
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