How do you deal with TAMIYA decals?

[Anonymous]

I don’t–most are thicker than a 2X4…

[Buckeye]

hmmmmm…funny, i’ve never had a minutes trouble out of tamiya’s decals. i use microsol, dob some around where the decals sits, i dip my decals in tap water for about 5 seconds, then i leave it on the side of the dish, never let them “soak” in water too long as this will make them lose they’re adhesive properties, and they will be more apt to tear. when the decals has been on for a few, i dob some microset on it, and let it sit for another while, then, i keep adding microset until she’s snugged down nicely into panel lines and raised areas. later.

BTW, all of these are tamiya kits, using OOB decals.

Couldn’t agree more. I’ve built several Tamiya aircraft kits and have never had a problem with their decals.

[constructor]

Surprisingly enough, I 've never had too much problems with Tamiya decals. They’re rather on the thick side but I find them easy to apply. One thing though, I do not apply decal softener when the surface does not have too much raised lines or rivets. I find that it works better without the softener. But you are right they wrinkle specially if the decal surface is a little to big, like letters in the fuselage of your Spitfire. You should try the Dragon decals, man they are hard! You can lift them off their backing and it stands up. I also mix a very little amount of Elmer’s glue with the water I will use.