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Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning 1:18 '67-'69 GMP Penske Donohue Camaros.
« on: August 30, 2023, 08:30:42 PM »
Greetings...
Hoping at some stage to complete my 1:18th ERTL conversion as the '70 Watkins Glen winner, pleased in a sense to discover that some 1:18th waterslide decals basically purchased 'off the shelf' had some utility after all which is discussed below:
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I had ordered some 'Teresawulf' 1:18th waterslide decals atop what I was already in possession of - namely the 1:25th Fred Cady 1970 Chaparral Camaro SCCA Trans-Am waterslide decal art of old. Contrasting the Chaparral lettering between the two sheets, it's entirely possible the former was scanned from the latter. All the same, a strong case can be made to switch out the flank 'Chaparral' and 'Camaro' lettering given the font is definitely not 100% accurate as can be discerned.
Worried then that I'd make a mess of the body shell for softening and hence ruining the paint, whereas further worried I'd be sharply disappointed with the quality of the decals. Things generally worked though, with 30% acetone employed to remove (delicately) the as-delivered flank lettering short of staining the underlying finish, whereas the decal film employed by the 'Teresawulf' (eBay seller i.d. then) proved well-behaved for not curling or tearing. Adhesion of the decals didn't prove a huge concern, with the images settling down well enough sans application of a softening agent which may well have dissolved the ink employed for the art. Although I didn't set any standards for cutting the artwork creatively close for eliminating all trace of excess film, what compromise was struck proved good enough.
Thanks for your review of this post...
Mike K./Swede70
Hoping at some stage to complete my 1:18th ERTL conversion as the '70 Watkins Glen winner, pleased in a sense to discover that some 1:18th waterslide decals basically purchased 'off the shelf' had some utility after all which is discussed below:
-
I had ordered some 'Teresawulf' 1:18th waterslide decals atop what I was already in possession of - namely the 1:25th Fred Cady 1970 Chaparral Camaro SCCA Trans-Am waterslide decal art of old. Contrasting the Chaparral lettering between the two sheets, it's entirely possible the former was scanned from the latter. All the same, a strong case can be made to switch out the flank 'Chaparral' and 'Camaro' lettering given the font is definitely not 100% accurate as can be discerned.
Worried then that I'd make a mess of the body shell for softening and hence ruining the paint, whereas further worried I'd be sharply disappointed with the quality of the decals. Things generally worked though, with 30% acetone employed to remove (delicately) the as-delivered flank lettering short of staining the underlying finish, whereas the decal film employed by the 'Teresawulf' (eBay seller i.d. then) proved well-behaved for not curling or tearing. Adhesion of the decals didn't prove a huge concern, with the images settling down well enough sans application of a softening agent which may well have dissolved the ink employed for the art. Although I didn't set any standards for cutting the artwork creatively close for eliminating all trace of excess film, what compromise was struck proved good enough.
Thanks for your review of this post...
Mike K./Swede70