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Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 3:19 pm
by mustang1989
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
mayan!
Dang I
hate it when that happens. Lookin' forward to the repairs Lyle! Hang in there pal.
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:24 pm
by Thomas_M
That´s exactly the decal sheet for an OD B-29 I have here with me! Bargain alarm!
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:04 am
by LyleW
BlackSheep, thanks! Ordered and on the way.
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:15 am
by Thomas_M
Cool!
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:58 am
by LyleW
The decals arrived the other day. They are in rough shape. Yellowed and some cracking. Perhaps they will be salvageable.
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 8:04 am
by LyleW
this is what was shown on the web site. Think I'll let them know.
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:23 am
by BlackSheep214
Holy crap! Talk about false advertisement. Yeah get back to them and demand to get a better quality decal sheet.
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:53 am
by Thomas_M
Lyle, get those cracked decals a brushed-on coat of MicroScale Liquid Decal Film! Don´t worry about a thick coat. I made good experiences with this stuff saving old decals.
Just remember to cut each decal out from the sheet, as MLDF makes a new continous film on the whole sheet.
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:06 am
by mustang1989
Wow Lyle. That aint right at all. I've never tried that stuff that Thomas is talking about but it's worth a shot. The only thing I would be worried about after that would be the decals wrinkling on the surface after applying. I had that happen on my '56 Ford F-100 with 30 year old cals. They didn't crack at all and "looked" perfect on the sheet but they did this to me.
They initially went on perfect and it seemed like they would only require a minor touch up:
When they fully dried however, they bubbled terribly. No matter what I did, they wouldn't lay down flat.
I don't know what your budget is or how much you want to use this particular set of markings but there's a guy that did me right on reproducing an old decal sheet for a pretty fair price. Check out Speedway Decals and go to the "More" tab at the top of the screen to contact him. He'll square you away. Here's the website:
http://www.speedwaydecals.com/
Re: B-29 in 1/48 Monogram
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:57 am
by BorgR3mc0
Thomas_M wrote:Lyle, get those cracked decals a brushed-on coat of MicroScale Liquid Decal Film! Don´t worry about a thick coat. I made good experiences with this stuff saving old decals.
Just remember to cut each decal out from the sheet, as MLDF makes a new continous film on the whole sheet.
That stuff is great, I used it on some particulary fragile decals by Proline.
