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Re: Santa Fe Decals
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 3 Jan 2004 02:26:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David Simmons wrote:
> Hey Chris,
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> Had the exact same problem with mine. I think you are correct in assumming
> that it is the stiffness of the decals that causes the problem. I just kept
> pressing them back down whenever I remembered.
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> Doubt there's a fix that wouldn't involve glue, so I'm just gonna leave mine
> alone. I usually toss out decals that lay across multiple bricks anyway.
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> Dave
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> "Chris Gray" <cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM> wrote in message
> news:m3u13efbiw.fsf@ami-cg.GraySage.COM...
> > I've put the decals on my Santa Fe cars and engine, and most are staying on
> > OK but the ones on the curved fuel tanks are popping off from the curved
> > part. I live in a quite dry environment, so perhaps the decal glue doesn't
> > work as well here. What's the best way to keep them on? Some kind of thin
> > glue in very small quantities, I expect. Anyone done something like this?
> > Interestingly, the decals for the warbonnet and the front numbers do stay
> > on on the engine, but its fuel tank ones don't, so this isn't anything to
> > do with a specific batch of decals. Guessing, I'd say that the stiffness
> > of the decal itself is causing the problem - most of it is straight, and
> > so it tends to want to be all straight.
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> > --
> > Experience should guide us, not rule us.
> >
> > Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM
> > http://www.GraySage.COM/cg/
Has anybody tried something like Testors Decal Set on the Lego decals? It is
inexpensive, and available at most hobby shops. I do not know if it will work
with the Lego decals. It is made for water transfer decals, but it might be
worth trying. And yes, it does keep decals in place even on uneven contours and
slopes, curved or otherwise.
Also, as far as using decals across multiple bricks, the Testors Decal Set may
also solve that problem. It forms a hard transparent layer over the decal
allowing a person to cut the decal, with a very sharp Exacto knife, without
tearing the decal. You can then store the seperated bricks.
On bricks that I have already cut the decals to fit and seperate, I store the
group of bricks in a Ziploc bag. None of those Lego decals have come off the
bricks. Your results may vary.
Alright, I'll try it myself in the next couple of days and let everyone know how
it turned out.
Steven Weiser
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