Skanky old decals are the nearest us modellers will probably get to time-weathered paint - unless we weather it ourselves, obviously. Being a fan, as I am, of something that looks like it's been properly used and enjoyed, a decal missing bits out of it quite appeals to me.
Chances are it'll silver like a bastard when I lay it down, and it's almost crazy to build a whole car around a single decal, but how cool would this look on the back of a royal blue roadster of some sort. Number 62 takes the record!
Chances are it'll silver like a bastard when I lay it down, and it's almost crazy to build a whole car around a single decal, but how cool would this look on the back of a royal blue roadster of some sort. Number 62 takes the record!
JB
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Some guys wiil take new decals, lay them on the model, and carefully pick little pieces out of them to make them look battered and weathered. I like this idea of yours 'bout using old decals and if you trim them very close to the actual image, the 'silvering' effect might not show too badly.
Yeah - the edges are all straight so it wouldnt be too hard to do that hopefully...
I've got an ALPS printer here that I haven't used yet, so that's an option too - scan 'em, touch 'em up and reprint
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