Hay I was wondering what the best way is to apply the hasegawa decals?
They look really nice but also they look thick and glossy.
M rex, I used hasegawa decals for the first time last night and was impressed with them.[;)] I am builting the 1999 Kenya ford focus. The decals were nice and conformed to all the curves that the orange sections need to.[:D] I have done all the orange sections on the bonnet and roof, I did notice that they don’t slide easily once applied. I found that i need to place them on a puddle of water on the model and them position them and whick away the water.[:D] Hope this helps.[;)]
Cheers Trev
Gunze Mr Mark decal softener works really well with Hasegawa decals.
As they tend to be a tad thick, this stuff will help the decal conform to surface detail
cheers
Mike
Hasegawa decals are thick but they are also quite soft as well. A few years ago I did there Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 kit and was quite impressed with how all those decals conformed with small applications of Solvaset. My latest was The F-117 and again they conformed very well. Just make sure the surface is glossy and you should have no problems.
I’ve never used Hasegawa decals. Im working on the promodeller f-4e which is a rebox of the haseg. but i think it has upgraded cartograf decals…
Hasegawa kit decals are usually useable, if not as good a quality as the better AM’s. I use the Microscale Set & Sol system with good results.
Regards, Rick
I have had great luck using Future instead of solvent. A little dab under the decal and a little on top to seal it. Future really make decals conform to panel lines.
Mike M
I agree I’ve not had any signiicant problems with Haseqawa decals and the Micros set/sol combination plus a bit of heat from a hair drier.