Bainford

Welcome to the forum, Francois. Nice work on the Jag. You're going to fit in well. Cheers.

Welcome to our little sandbox, Jimmy.

That’s pretty cool. Nice effect.

Cheers John, good info. This particular body is sprayed with Tamiya LP-9 lacquer clear from the bottle. First time using it. It seems robust during cutting, and the decals are completely unaffected by it. Well done surviving cancer, and I share your views on 2K paint. A nasty and unnecessary risk. I am not a whiskey drinker, but I have no doubt it's an inspired choice as well.

I certainly would. However, I am not buying any kit whose emblems, scripts, and badges are represented with water-slide decals. I see no point in pouring heart & soul into the finish of a build that, no matter well you do, will never look authentic with cheesy decals for badges.

Beautiful Jag, Bruce. You captured the elegance of the 1:1 nicely.

Well done, John. I never would have thought of that solution. However, I am more interested in the decal damaging experience in the first place. I am currently working on a model that is painted, decaled (a difficult job), cleared, and now being cut & polished. Once I'm done that, I have some masking to do to paint window trims and am quite nervous of damaging the decals. I will try to avoid taping over the decals as best I can, but it may not be possible. I've been hoping the clear will save me from damage, but your post may serve as a warning. Just out of curiosity, what clear did you use.

I don't know if I have any answers, but I am curious why you waited a day for the decals to dry before applying decal solvent. Is that your normal process? That part seems unusual to me, and may be the problem. I use decal solvent during the decal application process so that any positioning, softening, and settling is done in one process, then everything is set aside to dry in its permanent place. It would seem to me that once the decal was positioned & dry and the adhesive set, any further attempt to do anything with it such as applying a decal sol would only disturb the decal adhesive. Just my thoughts...

Very interesting indeed. My primary concerns, which are not addressed in the OPs link; - Does it shrink? - Does it react with lacquer thinner/other thinners (including shrinking or swelling)? - Is it stable over time? - How well does it sand? I am interested to hear from others who have used this stuff.

If I need a nice, clean hole, I usually drill a smaller hole and use a file to finish.

Pinzgauer! A ridiculously capable machine, available in military and civilian versions. In 1:1, this would be my ideal camper. I would love to build it in 1/24.

Beautiful Coupe de Ville. Your build shows off the elegance of the 1:1 nicely. Very well done.

Yes! My favourite Jag. Very lovely work. The paint is just beautiful. Top notch work. I love it!

Yes, an excellent and inexpensive solution. I have a selection of brass tube punches I've made, some sharpened on the outside and some sharpened on the inside, depending on whether I want the hole or the disc. If I want the disc, I use a punch sharpened on the outside to avoid distortion of the disc during the punch operation. Having said that, the Dspiae tool posted above is quite intriguing.

You did a very fine job on this pumper. It was fun watching this project come together. The end result looks great. Very nicely done.

Yup, you nailed it! Very nice work.

I love what you did with the Deuce. Very cool look, and you nailed the mid-60s vibe. Well done.

Stunning build, Paul. Cool to see two exceptional builds of the same car/livery on the forum at the same time. A simply lovely Ferrari. Excellent work.

Stellar build, Chris. Exceptionally clean & tidy. Beautiful decal work.

Cool build, pat. One of my favourite sports cars. The three of them look great together. Nicely done.

Just finding this one now. Stellar innovation, Claude. I think this may be my favourite of your builds yet. Simply outstanding.

Nice build of a very cool car. Looking great.

Agreed. That body shell looks fantastic.

Cool project! Very nice work, too. I like where this is going. Nice 1:1 ride. Looks mean in black.

Nice work. The headliner sheet metal looks great, and considerably less glue-bomby than the original build.