NITO Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Thanks for the feedback and kind comments Al. The paint colour is perfect. I know what you mean about the decals, that's not a great pic in that light for them though. I was tempted to give the decal a very light dusting of the blue paint which is fairly translucent when applied lightly just to give some sparkle to the decals before they get cleared coated in. Opened up my other Bruiser kit today just to make sure I'm not going mad regarding the sizing. Those decals are definitely from a rogue bunch which is very rare for Tamiya. Comparison below... The whole sheet is badly scaled.Have sent an email to Hobby company so we'll see what comes back.CheersNito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I suppose if they're vinyl they can stretch a little.Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Hi Al,Tamiya agreed to send me a replacement sheet in the end. They did say that they were stretch decals and to try it first, which I did, but in stretching them 5 odd mm, they also get elongated so it didn't really work out amd compromised the job, more when I get the new sheet.pic showing how far out of tolerance they were,I gave it my best shot but in stretching you can see it's gone a bit banana shaped.cheersNito Edited October 25, 2015 by NITO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 (edited) Well Tamiya sent me a replacement decal sheet, but I didn't get around to fitting them until today! I decided to go Box art, there are plenty of sponsor decals left over but I've left them off for now. I also left of the "prepared by Gearich" sticker below the Hog because I think it looks cluttered with it. Edited April 24, 2016 by NITO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 12 minutes ago, NITO said: Well Tamiya sent me a replacement decal sheet, but I didn't get around to fitting them until today! I decided to go Box art, there are plenty of sponsor decals left over but I've left them off for now. I also left of the "prepared by Gearich" sticker below the Hog because I think it looks cluttered with it. Less quite often is truly more! It's looking good fella. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) Thanks Chewbacca, It's been a long time in the making but I'm very pleased so far. Just some clear coats to shoot over the decals, refit the body fittings and tidy up the lighting and it'll be done. Here it is with the first couple of clear coats... Edited April 29, 2016 by NITO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 NITO , what did you use in the end for the wheel adapters? Cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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