Rider Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) I've been doing this ever since I was a kid. Decalling can be very stressful and very overwhelming to many. You spend countless hours honing your skills and building a kit you are "Hoover Dam" proud of. Everything has gone great or you have been able to correct any problem you have had. Then comes the dreaded decal laying. Sometimes they never get done and we make ourselves feel better by convincing ourselves the build look fine without them. Or we put the kit aside with great intention to work up the courage to do them. Sometimes they never get done. So you've gone and said to yourself "Hoover Dam it I am going to do this" , you get all set up. You put the decals in and you get on with it, then things start to go off the rails, you loose a decal in the water. The problems just snowball from there. I started doing this. The sponge insures you never loose a decal in the water, and you can have many decals on deck soaking. It makes the whole expireince mush less stressful. I also use tiny paint brushes to manipulate the decals. I fill the container just below the sponge. Happy building. Edited April 18, 2016 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFMgarage Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Great idea. Definitely gonna do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Great idea. Definitely gonna do this.+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toner283 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 And from the "why didn't I think of that" file. Great tip. I will be using this one. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Joy Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'm weird in modeling, in that I really enjoy doing decals. No one else I know enjoys it, so I know it's a personal oddity.That said, I never lose decals when I soak them. Ever. I use a small, shallow deep dark blue bowl, and freshen the water every few decals as the water cools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I never minded doing decals and have been doing them since before AMT Kit Decals existed, but this is a genius idea! ... simple and effective. One of these is going on my bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Not a bad idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hmm... I'll be Hover'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Interesting idea! When I was a kid I'd put the decals--the whole sheet--in a glass of water. Then I'd have to fish them out one at a time and work fast. Took me a couple years to figure out that cutting the sheet apart might be a good idea. Nowadays I do decals in something very shallow, like a coffee saucer. One at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 !When I was a kid I'd put the decals--the whole sheet--in a glass of water.I remember putting the decals in my mouth so I didn't have to get up from the model bench! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Great idea...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Great Idea... I am going to have to try this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Definitely going to try this one,great idea. Decals are 10 times more nerve wrecking then BMF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I remember putting the decals in my mouth so I didn't have to get up from the model bench!Tried that - the glue tasted horrible and I had a devil of a time getting the "Wynn's Friction Proofing" decal off the roof of my mouth. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Tried that - the glue tasted horrible and I had a devil of a time getting the "Wynn's Friction Proofing" decal off the roof of my mouth. LOL. I didn't mean for you to do that NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushpounder Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I'm weird in modeling, in that I really enjoy doing decals. No one else I know enjoys it, so I know it's a personal oddity.That said, I never lose decals when I soak them. Ever. I use a small, shallow deep dark blue bowl, and freshen the water every few decals as the water cools.I know this is an old post, but I thought I'd suggest this - have you thought of using a coffee cup warmer for your decal water? Some are plug and play. Others have two or multiple settings that will keep the water a constant warm temp. Just a thought to pass along.BP;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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