{"id":2380,"date":"2025-07-31T10:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:11:20","slug":"decals-are-complete-for-my-amt-12500-enterprise-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/decals-are-complete-for-my-amt-12500-enterprise-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Decals are complete for my AMT 1:2500 Enterprise-E"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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These decals are crap. They slide off the paper very easily, even in cold water, but once they go down, they do NOT want to slide around on the model. Mr. Mark Setter seems to have no effect on their ability to be repositioned once on the model’s surface. I had to get them exactly right the first time, otherwise they’d be a PITA to move around. Not only that, but they broke easily and I’d have lots of air bubbles under them. I’m using Tamiya Mark Fit Super Strong and these decals do NOT want to conform. I’m having to make cuts with my hobby knife and even then they still do not want to cooperate. Driving me nuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The paint job is Testors Model Master Acryl Camouflage Gray, and the reflector dish, impulse engines, nacelle Bussards, and flux chillers were done with Gaia Notes’ Arpeggio line of glow-in-the-dark fluorescent lacquer paints. This should look pretty cool once I find my blacklights in my hobby closet of doom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll need to give this a Mr. Hobby semi-gloss, then paint the nav lights and such. I’ll use a black alcohol pen to color in all the windows to add that detail. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These decals are crap. They slide off the paper very easily, even in cold water, but once they go down, they do NOT want to slide around on the model. Mr. Mark Setter seems to have no effect on their ability to be repositioned once on the model’s surface. I had to get them exactly … <\/p>\n

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