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Re: KK2 minifig armour decal
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Sat, 24 Jul 2004 06:21:16 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
> Went and bought 2 - 8777 Vladek Encounter sets last night with the intention of
> removing the decal on a Vladek armour in order to get a blank black armour.
Got my first look at this set yesterday (my son had one bought for him).
As far as printing goes, the printing on the black armour isn't too offensive,
it had a metallic sheen to it though.
> Got to work with a cloth and some Brasso. It seems the metallic element in the
> design makes it harder to remove than others I have tried to remove, really
> pretty dificult. After about 15 mins of rubbing I had most of it off when the
> armour literally crumbled in my hands! It came apart into about half a dozen
> peices.
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> Suffice to say I was less than happy but thought it was probably due to
> excessive pressure, etc on my part.
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> I then got out the second armour peice secured it to a minifig body with a head
> to stop overdue pressure from rubbing, new cloth and switched to a hobby model
> decal remover fluid.
> Basically got the same result. 15 mins to removed almost all of the decal and
> then it broke apart into peices.
> So now I have no black armour breastplates design or no.
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> I have never had to leave brasso or any other removal fluid on Lego ABS plastic
> for so long before (I am supposing that this is what caused the brittleness of
> the plastic) hence I don't know if Lego plastic has always reacted in this way
> or if it is slightly different plastic in the new sets.
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> Anyway, that was my experience, metallic decal = hard to remove = crumbly
> plastic. If anyone has any hints or tips on decal removal or similar experiences
> I would welcome the advice.
If I ever get my own set, I don't think I will be experimenting after your
experience. Painting the armour might be a safer option.
Requesting replacements may prove tricky, but with less quality control in sets
generally, you never know your luck. You could also blame Richie's bus for
running over the knights and damaging it's axle in the process. Serves those
knights right for trying to catch a knights bus.
lugnet.castle may like to be informed of this tale.
pete.w
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