Decals for 1:32 Axis planes

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:41 am

I am considering buying some "non-politically correct" decals for my growing hoard of German 1:32 aircraft, has anybody used these...??

http://smalljoes.com/cgi-bin/pgen.cgi?S ... m=DECALS01

I would like to hear some opinions and/or recommendations on aftermarket decals for 32X German planes, thanks.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:29 am

I haven't used this particular set, but I have used 21st decals on my 1/18 stuff and found the decals to be very good in quality. This set looks like it would be a great solution to adding the swazi to many of the 32x planes and I don't think you'll find anything similar any cheaper. I would probably buy some, but I already have a couple of sheets of Techmod swastikas that I paid $15 each for. For this price, I would recommend getting a couple of them.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:29 am

Thanks Harry.

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:09 pm

I got a couple sheets of those from my local HobbyTown. That price is what I paid, and from reading some reviews of the kits 21st put out, the decals are good quality so enjoy.

I need to get another sheet myself, as I now have more planes than decals. You can never have too many swastikas

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smittyrob64 · Post by **smittyrob64** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:21 pm

That is a good price. So these are 2 part decals?
The white and black parts of the swastika's are put on seperately?

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:02 pm

smittyrob64 wrote:That is a good price. So these are 2 part decals?
The white and black parts of the swastika's are put on seperately?

Some are, yes.

cardenas · Post by **cardenas** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:07 am

That is the same sheet as sold by Badcat, for most 1/32 21st Century planes Me 109s, Me 262s etc. It also has a set of AVG Flying Tigers Chinese insignia and U.S. kill markings/flags (Japanese and German) Good sheet and well worth the price.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:41 am

Anybody care to share some tips/suggestions for applying them..?? Particularly I would be interested to know what you guys use to flatten the glossy sheen after the decals are applied. Thanks.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:30 am

ostketten wrote:Anybody care to share some tips/suggestions for applying them..?? Particularly I would be interested to know what you guys use to flatten the glossy sheen after the decals are applied. Thanks.

This is where the tricky part comes in.
Typically, when I apply decals, I apply a shiny coat of future so the decals won't "silver" when they dry. I use micro-sol on the decals so that they melt onto the surface and when that is set, I overcoat them with another coat of Future to seal them in. When the Future cures, then I spray on a coat of Testors dullcoat lacquer.
The only problem with this prcedure is that you are not decalling an entire plane, just the tail. Sometimes Future has a tendancy to darken the color of the paint so you might have a mis-match of paint.
I'll be honest, if I am just adding a swastika, I don't do anything other than apply micro-sol so that the finish doesn't get messed with. The swatika is applied and works for me at the moment, but I don't know if tey will dry out and fall off in the long run but it hasn't happened yet.

Hope this helps.
Harry

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:51 am

I'll be honest, if I am just adding a swastika, I don't do anything other than apply micro-sol so that the finish doesn't get messed with. The swatika is applied and works for me at the moment, but I don't know if tey will dry out and fall off in the long run but it hasn't happened yet.

OK Harry, thanks for the info. The only thing I would add to your recipe is I've read that some people spray Dullcote over it after the micro-sol dries. Any thoughts on that..??

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:47 am

ostketten wrote:
I'll be honest, if I am just adding a swastika, I don't do anything other than apply micro-sol so that the finish doesn't get messed with. The swatika is applied and works for me at the moment, but I don't know if tey will dry out and fall off in the long run but it hasn't happened yet.
OK Harry, thanks for the info. The only thing I would add to your recipe is I've read that some people spray Dullcote over it after the micro-sol dries. Any thoughts on that..??

Don't know about that. you could probably use Tamiya clear flat or something like that, but I would stay away from the Flat Lacquer.
Also, if you have a broken plane, it might be adviseable to practice with some decals you are not using just in case.