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I got the decals onto the Dreadnought but something went very wrong. They didn't stick at all and actually curled up a bit. I decided to use my last resort decal solution on them and it worked. 

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Brush on the Tamiya X-20A thinner, and leave the decals alone. They'll conform to just about anything at that point as you can see here. 

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Close up showing the detail it's confirmed to 

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But don't do it over acrylic paint or you'll have a huge mess. 

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37 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

I got the decals onto the Dreadnought but something went very wrong. They didn't stick at all and actually curled up a bit. I decided to use my last resort decal solution on them and it worked. 

PXL_20211226_190734595.thumb.jpg.db15ef63db0e6fa8d430f6bbff15d86b.jpg

Brush on the Tamiya X-20A thinner, and leave the decals alone. They'll conform to just about anything at that point as you can see here. 

PXL_20211226_191211946.thumb.jpg.93f192ee8ecb078db12467731d522ae6.jpg

Close up showing the detail it's confirmed to 

PXL_20211226_191224153.thumb.jpg.effa16398f14b06c5f4d296e6531f03c.jpg

But don't do it over acrylic paint or you'll have a huge mess. 

Wow, that's something I never would have tried.

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Face painting in 1/48 is challenging, looking good so far Garry, however I would ease up on the eyes a little , maybe a different shade. But again, its always easy to be the armchair general. Cant wait to see the final result.

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20 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

I got the decals onto the Dreadnought but something went very wrong. They didn't stick at all and actually curled up a bit. I decided to use my last resort decal solution on them and it worked. 

PXL_20211226_190734595.thumb.jpg.db15ef63db0e6fa8d430f6bbff15d86b.jpg

Brush on the Tamiya X-20A thinner, and leave the decals alone. They'll conform to just about anything at that point as you can see here. 

PXL_20211226_191211946.thumb.jpg.93f192ee8ecb078db12467731d522ae6.jpg

Close up showing the detail it's confirmed to 

PXL_20211226_191224153.thumb.jpg.effa16398f14b06c5f4d296e6531f03c.jpg

But don't do it over acrylic paint or you'll have a huge mess. 

Carl

Nice going and a great save. Thanks for pointing out not to use X20A over yogic paints - knowing me, I would have figured it out after the fact.

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

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17 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

It works well on the typically thick Japanese decals. 

Here's my Millennium Falcon I did using it on the kit decals. Everything not in white is a decal. 

 

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Carl

Looks perfect - a technique I know I will be trying as I build a lot of Tamiya kits and their decals do have some issues.

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

 

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Finally got a weekend off from the farm so i've made a start on my diorama small trees before i hit the 'fall down juice' later on. If i'm not too hungover i might start on the big tree as well this weekend. But i doubt that very much :)

 

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Back to something sci-fi, and a fairly rare kit too.

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I started it a few years ago but barely got anywhere as the instructions are completely in Japanese. The kit is made from POM, which I understand is similar to Delrin so I had issues getting paint to stick to it. 

 

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1 hour ago, GazzaS said:

Not totally happy with the sponge chipping...

Yeah, the sponge chipping sucks and you forgot to add holes for the nails as well :rofl:. Earnestly, painter, spectators and paint box are looking great. Happy new year my friend.

Cheers Rob

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9 hours ago, DocRob said:

Yeah, the sponge chipping sucks and you forgot to add holes for the nails as well :rofl:. Earnestly, painter, spectators and paint box are looking great. Happy new year my friend.

Cheers Rob

 

9 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Gaz, absolutely blooming brilliant……happy new year……

 

Thank you my friends!!  Gave a Happy New Year!

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This is pretty sick little dio, love the composition, it brings everything to life. To build a realistic looking aeroplane is relatively simple task, to detail paint a realistic figure is a completely different ballgame. Looking great Gaz

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22 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Back to something sci-fi, and a fairly rare kit too.

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I started it a few years ago but barely got anywhere as the instructions are completely in Japanese. The kit is made from POM, which I understand is similar to Delrin so I had issues getting paint to stick to it. 

 

These bots are so cool , but also so pricey, I always wanted to build one , yet the price tag was a huge deterrent, maybe one day. 

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On 12/31/2021 at 2:20 PM, AlanG said:

Finally got a weekend off from the farm so i've made a start on my diorama small trees before i hit the 'fall down juice' later on. If i'm not too hungover i might start on the big tree as well this weekend. But i doubt that very much :)

 

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Looking like trees, they are all  different just as the real deal. 

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2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

This is pretty sick little dio, love the composition, it brings everything to life. To build a realistic looking aeroplane is relatively simple task, to detail paint a realistic figure is a completely different ballgame. Looking great Gaz

Thank you, Martin!

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2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

These bots are so cool , but also so pricey, I always wanted to build one , yet the price tag was a huge deterrent, maybe one day. 

Martin, I bought this years ago from HLJ for around $200. If I hadn't started it back then, it would be worth over $1000 these days. 

Speaking of which, I've been getting the kit assembled between watching the boys. 

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