Gloss coat just for decal area?

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I am building the Tamiya Soviet T-34/76 Tank (my first model). It is painted with Tamiya Flat Acrylic Spray paint.

I know that before I put on the decals, I need a gloss coat, after which I plan to finish with a clear flat coat. Can I put some Future on just the areas that I need to apply decals? Then apply the decals, and put a flat coat over it? Will that work? Or will it be obvious that the Future was only applied to one section?

Do I need to put a gloss coat on the entire model first?

Also, can I put an acrylic clear flat coat over future? How long should I let the future dry?

thanks for any help or input…

mike

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i have done it both ways mike just in areas for decals. but i usually do the whole model to protect the paint and once the future is dried i do my washes.

you should let the future dry for at least 24 hours to make sure it is cured depending on the conditions i have had to wait up to 48 hours for it to be dry.

i havent had any problems putting acrylic flat coat over future at all. i use MM acrylic flat

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Thanks for the help. I dont have an airbrush yet, so I would have to brush on the Future (which is why I wanted to see if I could just put it on some areas.

Ill run to the store tomorrow and pick some up.

mike

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Future will reduce height of raised details. In most cases you can apply decal right onto the paint coats.