tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348102306149698389.post8601409539842795663..comments2023-06-13T07:57:00.824-07:00Comments on Lonely Havocs: Imperial Knight: Work in ProgressSquoze, Herald of Nurglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315994481908788577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348102306149698389.post-20212157255457962562014-09-22T12:00:15.917-07:002014-09-22T12:00:15.917-07:00Use lahmian medium 2 to 3 coats to get rid of deca...Use lahmian medium 2 to 3 coats to get rid of decal shine. Just paint it onto an on the surrounding panel and it will look natural blended in to the paint, and the paint on that panel area will look exactly the same as the areas where you didn't use lahmian medium. For other tips watch this video it's great, though for myself I didn't find i needed to do a layer of a ardcoat first just go straight to applying the decal <br />http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I36AWCdNJCYAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923097320227523881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348102306149698389.post-53591184639715750742014-09-18T14:27:17.624-07:002014-09-18T14:27:17.624-07:00+1 Marc. I am no expert on decals, but the gloss ...+1 Marc. I am no expert on decals, but the gloss varnish helps the decal set into place (helps prevent tears when moving it around)...then the micro products help it fit curves, and lock into place. The matt varnish (or satin) at the end then takes away the gloss. It's a multi-step process for sure.greggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528518337222880432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348102306149698389.post-72081161909368802442014-09-18T12:20:30.922-07:002014-09-18T12:20:30.922-07:00I have only used decals once and that was a long t...I have only used decals once and that was a long time ago. Some one this weekend said you can use a 50/50 mixture of elmer's glue and water on top to reduce the shine but don't take my word for it. It is just hear say... Hersey! Grenn Dalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15232562388479188357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348102306149698389.post-58433503464610149112014-09-18T12:00:57.779-07:002014-09-18T12:00:57.779-07:00Something that I have found that works when buildi...Something that I have found that works when building scale models (sci-fi, armor, airplanes) is to apply the gloss varnish first. Then the decals and then a gloss layer over the decals. You can use the Micro Sol and MicroSet system with the decals, but I would suggest using a test decal that you are not going to sue on a scrap model. after the decals, then you apply another layer of gloss to even everything out then the flat varnish to get rid of the shine. It sounds more time consuming then it actually is. After everything is said and done, then you apply the weathering so the decals will also be covered. I personally would suggest experimenting on a model that you can test on first.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400736241535913192noreply@blogger.com