Old Collingwood Posted January 15, 2021 Share #91 Posted January 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said: thank you gents....and those who hit the like button yea, the decals were really hard to 'stick'. there are a couple of them I actually used the window maker to affix them. that worked out quite well....believe it or not.........I just used a damp paper towel to wipe the excess. flat paints are sometimes not very friendly to decals, I find. thanks again Did you try MicroSet and Sol Denis? OC. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted January 15, 2021 Share #92 Posted January 15, 2021 Nice, I like the colour scheme, l didn't notice the missing decal either, looks good 🙂 lmagna, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted January 15, 2021 Share #93 Posted January 15, 2021 As far as decals sticking to flat paints, that is a hit or miss proposition brother, this is why most use a bit of gloss over the flat paint where the decals sit, then reshoot the flat overall.... Seals in the decal... Nice job! Impressive..... Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted January 15, 2021 Share #94 Posted January 15, 2021 Looking good, Denis. Like EG said, gloss under the decal and OC's setting solutions are the best for making decals stay where ya placed 'em. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share #95 Posted January 15, 2021 with my luck spraying over paints....I try to stay away from doing it. I'm currently out of micro sol.........but I have the set, and I do use it. I use warm water to soak the decals in, but I think they tend to cool off too fast......this house is a bear to heat. yes....decals have no problem sticking to gloss paint, but not painting over them, it would leave shiny areas, so I don't apply decals that way. I've tried the floor shine method, as well as the washer fluid method, and didn't like either one. the admiral has been hinting about going to Barnes and Noble.......it's a book store and it's close to Hobby Lobby. perhaps a stop there too is in order mtaylor, lmagna, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted January 15, 2021 Share #96 Posted January 15, 2021 41 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said: with my luck spraying over paints....I try to stay away from doing it. I'm currently out of micro sol.........but I have the set, and I do use it. I use warm water to soak the decals in, but I think they tend to cool off too fast......this house is a bear to heat. yes....decals have no problem sticking to gloss paint, but not painting over them, it would leave shiny areas, so I don't apply decals that way. I've tried the floor shine method, as well as the washer fluid method, and didn't like either one. the admiral has been hinting about going to Barnes and Noble.......it's a book store and it's close to Hobby Lobby. perhaps a stop there too is in order Sounds like a plan mate. OC. Edwardkenway, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share #97 Posted January 20, 2021 never made it.........perhaps this week Edwardkenway, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 3 others 3 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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