Airfix Mk.1a Spitfire 1/48

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Duke Maddog
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Re: Airfix Mk.1a Spitfire 1/48

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Terrific work Mike! You did fantastic here. Don't worry about the silvered decals; I have also had them silver on me despite having a smooth gloss surface. Sometimes it is even the decals themselves; I tried to eliminate the 'silvering' on one set once only to find that the decals were printed in a matte finish. Once I shot a dull coat on top of them, the 'silvering' went away.

For those decals still silvering, take a brand new Exacto blade or very sharp pin and poke holes in the decals; preferably in the clear areas around the colored parts.Then apply a decals solvent to them. Micro Sol is one good one but for those really stubborn decals; Solvaset from Walthers is the 'nuclear option' that works very well.
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Re: Airfix Mk.1a Spitfire 1/48

Post by scorpiomikey »

Thanks Duke. Ill try that.
Oddly it was just the wing ones. Those big letters down the side are one big decal with a massive sheet of clear. I was petrified they were going to silver. But a coat of microset and few runs of microsol did the trick to get them laid down nice.
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