Yay!! 3rd Poster.

From my previous post from the previous thread:


I read you use the sate stick to whole the parts up while painting. What about the parts that kena clip? I currently using all the surgical tools I got from the operating theatre, haha. But the part where the forceps hold, abit susah to paint.

@KingKo: I just paint my primer on again and repaint, haha, Lazy person's way. If the sifus got the CORRECT way, I wan to know also.

One question here: Can we spray overcoat over the decals? Will the decals melt or something?

And finally, I've finished painting, but all the remaining paint, how to store without them drying out? The next time I use them would be probably end of the year.

ARGH!!!! I'm having problems with putting on decals.

I think the decals I got with my kit is very old because the paintwork got cracks in it and when I soak the decal... the one straight line become cebis cebis dee... it's that normal? Or am I doing it wrongly.

I've read a lot of sites and I follow bulat bulat what they did.
1. Cut out the decal from the sheet.
2. Soak in lukewarm distill water for 10 secs (until paper curl)
3. Place the decal + paper on tissue paper to let the back dry abit and then put on model.
4. While the decal swimming in the water on the back paper, push the decal onto the model.
5. Once in place, use tissue paper to blot the excess water.

My problem is, once I put the decal in the water, straight away hancur. Is it something wrong I'm doing? All the small small decal can use, but the big ones having problems. I'm currently doing an aircraft carrier (1/720) and the longest decal is about 15cm. I've tried cutting them to shorter lengths and then jigsawpuzzle them back together, but did not work.

What else can I do? When I look at the paint on the decal, I can cracks in them. That's not good right?

On the side note, where can I buy just decals alone? I'm looking for a Revell Nimitz CVN-68 model. I don't mind buying them online, but I google and google and still cannot find any site.

eh? but according to the manual, they say [soak and apply decals].

My background is not transparent, it's brownish yellow and the back paper is like cardboard consistency. I don't think it is dry decal.

This is the first time I heard of dry decals. Will google it and see.

edit: Googled it and found out that it is terbalik and you just rub the decal on. Mine is not terbalik (the number 68 is not terbalik, haha). I really think it is just old... (printed on 1988 according to the copyright sign). Anyway to save it?

This post has been edited by Lucifer_Light: Jun 2 2008, 09:08 PM

Sifu sifu sekalian... just want to know the honest truth:

Is there any difference in Tamiya's Black vs Flat Black vs Semi-gloss Black?

I have one enamel Black and one acrylic Flat black, and they look the freeking same!!!