CometMan Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Hello, everyone. I was just curious how many of you use decals to detail your dashboards? I use the ones from BMCP whenever he has one for a kit I just bought. For a little over $2, I think they add a very nice touch to the interior! But, unless they are part of the kit's decal set, I rarely ever see them mentioned in WIP threads. I would like to know how many of you use them, or, if you don't, why not?
MrObsessive Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Oh I've definitely used those! In my '67 Mustang............... And in my '59 Chevy............. Little hard to see, but definitely adds some pizazz to the insides.............. BestModelCarParts has been my go-to guy in recent years for gauge faces as they're quite nice, and while they're not super duper legible on some, they're much better IMO than trying to paint those gauge faces which is frustrating at best for me. He's got a very wide selection of cars he does, and I have him bookmarked as one of my favorite sellers on the 'Bay when I'm in the market for needing gauge faces.
64SS350 Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Like using his gauge faces a lot. Nice touch to interior details.
Ramfins59 Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 Ditto to everything that has been said above about Best Model Car Parts dashboard & gauge face details. They're not decals as they are printed on kind of "thick" paper, almost like thin cardboard. Sometimes they are a real pain to trim to size. I use a pair of tiny nail scissors and hold them with a pair of hemostats. I glue them in place using clear enamel paint and the next day apply a drop of clear epoxy over them as a gauge lens.Fortunately a lot of the newer kits include actual decals for most of the dashboard details.
Yahshu Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 (edited) I'm doing Mad Max's interceptors and as the kit gauges are incorrect I found pictures on the net of 1:1 gauges and had them reduced to scale. To get perfect circles I use a punch tool from Micro Mark which has proved to be invaluablehttp://www.micromark.com/micro-punch-set,8603.html Edited August 13, 2016 by Yahshu
CometMan Posted August 13, 2016 Author Posted August 13, 2016 Ditto to everything that has been said above about Best Model Car Parts dashboard & gauge face details. They're not decals as they are printed on kind of "thick" paper, almost like thin cardboard. Sometimes they are a real pain to trim to size. I use a pair of tiny nail scissors and hold them with a pair of hemostats. I glue them in place using clear enamel paint and the next day apply a drop of clear epoxy over them as a gauge lens.Fortunately a lot of the newer kits include actual decals for most of the dashboard details.Yeah, Richard, I used the word "decal" loosely for lack of a better term for BMCP's products. But, they are still very nice, and better than trying to paint those gauges! Also, thanks for sharing you technique, I may have to try that!
slusher Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 I use Best Model Car Parts dashboard & gauge face decals and tend to leave the backing on and glue them in...
Mooneyzs Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 I have used those before as well. Here is his 1957 Chevy Pick up gauge face decal....
Jon Haigwood Posted August 14, 2016 Posted August 14, 2016 Is there a link to BCMP ? Can't seem to find it.Thanks
Jon Haigwood Posted August 14, 2016 Posted August 14, 2016 Thanks. BMCP doesn't help much if you don't know what the letters represent.
forthlin Posted August 14, 2016 Posted August 14, 2016 I've gotten quite a few from him & he also has a big selection of old license plates for most of the states.
CometMan Posted August 15, 2016 Author Posted August 15, 2016 I've gotten quite a few from him & he also has a big selection of old license plates for most of the states.I've done business with Michael quite a few times also. One time he sent me a dash set for a '60 Plymouth when I had had ordered one for a '58 Plymouth (I have a '60 in the resto pile, but it is far down the list), when I contacted him about it he sent me the '58 set immediately, let me keep the '60 set, and threw in a set of '55-'59 license plates for my "inconvenience"! He is great to do business with, and seems to be an all around great guy, too.
forthlin Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 I needed a set of gauges for the '66 Buick Wildcat. He didn't have these so he made a couple sets he thought might work & sent them to me for free.
sfhess Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 How are his resin bodies"His resin is very nice. I have had the opportunity to see the development of some of his masters. Michael researches everything he does thoroughly and his detail and casting work are some of the best I've seen.Michael is working on something right now that will impress a lot of builders.
peter31a Posted August 15, 2016 Posted August 15, 2016 His resin bodies are excellent. I have a couple and I am impressed with them. And I want to get more wagons as well as the VW kits from him. I look forward to future developments as well.
NoobModeller Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Anyone here outside of the US that bought from them? I just got myself a Gauge set for the 1966 AMT Chevy Nova, just wondering what the experience is like.
Howard Cohen Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Pro Tech also makes generic street rod gauges, both decals and photo-etch bezels in different colours.
horsepower Posted August 24, 2016 Posted August 24, 2016 Has anyone tried using the "decal-it" craft stuff? You coat the face of the artwork you want to use, then use warm water to gently wash away the paper backing leaving just the ink. Then trim it to fit in the area you want it after it's dry.Seems like it might work on these to help get them a little thinner, also if you have used some of these type of items you'll sometimes have the white edge of the cut of the paper show up, a tip is to use a sharpie and just run it lightly along just the edge of the paper. It will hide the white edge and won't show up when you're done.
peteski Posted August 24, 2016 Posted August 24, 2016 Has anyone tried using the "decal-it" craft stuff? You coat the face of the artwork you want to use, then use warm water to gently wash away the paper backing leaving just the ink. Then trim it to fit in the area you want it after it's dry.Seems like it might work on these to help get them a little thinner, also if you have used some of these type of items you'll sometimes have the white edge of the cut of the paper show up, a tip is to use a sharpie and just run it lightly along just the edge of the paper. It will hide the white edge and won't show up when you're done.If it is printed on any standard CYMK consumer printer and the colors used are other than black then it will need to be applied over white colored surface or the colors will not show properly. The CYM inks are translucent and they need white background to show their true colors. That is why Alps MicroDry printers (which can lay down a layer of white ink under the translucent CYM inks are so highly prized in the modeling world.
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