Has anyone tried to use all of the tiny decals supplied with the 1/48 “Doras of the Galland Circus” set put out by Eagle Editions for the JV44 FW 190D’s? Did your eyesight hold up okay? Did you require much therapy afterwards? I just started on decaling my Dora this evening–and the smaller decals for every single printed warning, specification, and other emblem thus far are the most tedious step I’ve encountered in building this thing…the decals seem darn near microscopic, and there’s about forty of them. I’m using Micro-Set and Micro-Sol and it’s driving me nuts…but they sure do look nice once they’re in place. Any helpful hints out there that could make this easier? Besides 20/05 vision and very tiny fingers?
That is tedious I know.
I remember all of the “no step” decals for the F-14 and F-15 kits I built.
I would cut out a section of about three or four of them together, dip them in water, and then pick up the decal with tweezers and use a small paint brush to push them off onto the surface of the model.
I don’t worry about micro-set on decals that small really.
Get em all down and them put a dab of micro-set on them later.
Mike
Patience Grasshopper… That & ignore the voices that will turn up in your head from time to time. HA HA
Pete
Thanks…it has been a very long time since I have built any model (about 1977), and, well, they just weren’t all that detailed back then…so I’m really just not used to this. Makes me want to go through with that LASIK surgery I’ve been thinking about!
I think I will forego the Micro-Set with the small stuff until its all done, though. I suspect the stuff is mainly vinegar–sure smells like it.
Ive been there with the tiny decal irratation ,when that happens its best i dont talk to anyone for the next few days !
CFR
I know the feeling, went through something similar with the Cutting Edge decals for a 109D I built a few months back. I ended up taking about 4 nights to get all the decals on. The worst were definitely the tiny frame numbers on the rear fuselage!
I’m with mike on the application of setting solution to tiny decals, let them dry off a bit, then apply, otherwise they have a tendency to float off. I know, I learnt the hard way.
Just take your time, and it’ll all go fine.
Karl
Electronics tweezers and an Omnivisor.
That’s nothin’. When I built my 1/72 B-36 I believe I counted over 150 “No Step” and similar size decals. Talk about pain in the [censored]! I got them all on, though! I made SURE of it! [}:)]
Tedious, yes. But the effect is worth it. Spend a couple days just decalling. Don’t try and do too much at one time. You WILL go crazy.
Good luck! [:D][tup]
I have an Omnivisor–very helpful. Any recommendations on what type of electronics tweezers I ought to look into? I’m using the really fine Tamiya tweezers at the moment, plus a pair of curved-tipped tweezers. Thank you!