Very Small Request

[Michael Eastes]

I'm going through a Battle of Britain phase just now. I picked up a couple of cheap old Airfix kits in 1/72 scale, a Hurricane and a Bf-110. The German plane does not have the swastikas for the tail of the aircraft. I keep forgetting that political correctness trumps history, even in model building.

 

So, does anyone out there have a couple of swastika decals that they might be willing to let go of?

 

T.I.A.

[DougRichards]

Michael, I will check my collection

 

Doug

[DougRichards]

Michael

 

I have some old Hasagawa ones, I don't know how good they still are, but the white is not yellowing.

 

PM me your current address and I will post them to you this weekend when I can get to the post office.

[Michael Eastes]

Michael

 

I have some old Hasagawa ones, I don't know how good they still are, but the white is not yellowing.

 

PM me your current address and I will post them to you this weekend when I can get to the post office.

 

Thanks, Doug. You are ever faithful. PM on the way.

[Colin]

Do they make printable decal material?

[DougRichards]

They do, various companies make decalfilm that can be printed on by a bubblejet printer, then you use a spray to seal the decal.

 

There are a couple of problems though. Firstly very very few bubblejet printers use white ink, they use colour onto a white medium, such as paper, so you cannot really print fine white decals. Whilst some decal film is 'white' trying to create a white cross, for instance, or other white symbol without a darker surround essentially comes down to cutting the symbol out rather than printing it.

 

see

 

http://www.testors.c...om_Decal_System

Edited November 14, 2012 by DougRichards

[Jason]

Michael, did Doug take care of you on this? Let me know, I have plenty of spare swastika decals if you still need a pair or two.

[Rocky Davis]

I have a few, however I was saving them for the next Confederate Hammerskins meeting.

[ShotMagnet]

Mike, I'd be more than willing to part with some. Likely Doug has inundated you with them, but if not please feel free to call.

 

 

Shot

[DougRichards]

I was lucky enough to get a few of these from Hannants -

 

don't know if they will come back into stock though

 

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/FROGDEC

 

If they do, thoroughly recommended.

[Michael Eastes]

Thanks, everyone. Doug did, indeed, inundate me with a very nice parcel of them.