**** DONE: GB-38 1/48 Lockheed P-38J Lightning - Axis A/C

Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules

Well decaling be done but all be warned LF and/or KORA decals are crap. #1 The clear part of the decal covers the entire sheet, i.e. the entire sheet is really ONE giant decal. OK I can trim but now there is no way to hold the paper part and slide it out from under OR slide the decal off. As soon as you grip ANYWHERE you have the clear part since it covers the entire sheet.
#2 If that wasn't enough fun the decals are VERY thin and fragile and get worse when wet.
A massive PIA
 
I would say it is much easier to slide the soaked decal marking a little bit on the paper background. Then using tweezers for catching and holding the paper background move the decal marking on the model sliding it there entirely still holding the paper with the tweezers.
 
at6 said:
place the paper onto the model
Click to expand...
Was able to do that in a few open area spots but in a tight space there was simply not enough room to do that.

Wurger said:
lide the soaked decal marking a little bit on the paper
Click to expand...
Ended up doing that too. Problem with that was that the decal were VERY thin and actually became even more fragile when wet. As I slide the decal off the paper a bit the edge had a tendency to fold under. Then I had to try to hold the decal still on the model and try to get a paint brush under the under-folded edge to straighten it out.
Twas a real PIA in all respects especially the very first two when I still did not realize that the clear part of the decal was continuous. Ever try to cut a wet decal?
 
Last edited:
To be honest I always cut out the decal markings around to make the clear background as small as possible. But I do that before soaking.
 
This is the first time I've run into a set of decals where the clear part was continuous throughout the entire sheet. Normally??? each decal is already separate on the paper backing and the clear part might extend a mm or so beyond the color part. With -SOL this vanishes into the model so I've never concerned myself with it in the past.
Experience is directly proportional to the number of ruined parts
 


BTW.. in the past the kind of decal printing happened quite oftten. Still having such ones in my spare box. IMHO the way of printing is much easier and depends on printers that the decal manufacturers use.
 
Thanks Evan, pretty basic kit, just a few warped pieces. Painting was a snap with not cammo. The decals were the big PIA. I just never thought to check if they were individuals or not
 
They are indeed deceptive Mike. Have different sheets of such decals myself, some of which I wouldn't have noticed (till it was too late) unless they'd mentioned it as a warning!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Similar threads

GB-63 1/48 Tamiya P-38J Lightning - Stormy Weather
3 4 5
Replies
91
Views
3K
Donivanp
**** FINISHED: GB-63 1/48 P-38 Lightning “Glop Glop”– Stormy Weather
Replies
10
Views
289
Gnomey
**** DONE: GB-63 1/48 P-38 Lightning “Glop Glop”– Stormy Weather
9 10 11
Replies
205
Views
8K
Wayne Little
**** DONE: GB-63 1/48 P-38H Lightning - Stormy Weather
4 5 6
Replies
115
Views
5K
N4521U
Lockheed P-38 Lightning, One of America's Most Unique WWII Warplanes
Replies
3
Views
601
Barrett
B
Menu
Log in
Register