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Steve Jahn - 13 Aug 2006 03:36 GMT

I have an old Revell 1/48 P-39, The Cobra II Racer edition.Manufactured in
1962.I just opened it for the first time in it's life.It is amazing how
glossy the plastic finnish is.The decals are inperfect condition except they
are yellowed from age. How do I bleach them out? I have heard that exposing
them to the sun will help but I wanted to ask you guys before I tried it.
And by the way, it comes with a 4 bladed prop.
Steve

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Al Superczynski - 13 Aug 2006 04:53 GMT

>The decals are inperfect condition except they
>are yellowed from age. How do I bleach them out? I have heard that exposing
>them to the sun will help but I wanted to ask you guys before I tried it.

Yep. Put them in a sealed Ziploc bag to protect them from
moisture and leave them exposed to sunlight until they bleach out. Use
them as soon as possible since eventually the decal and its paper
backing will react again causing the film to turn yellow again.

>And by the way, it comes with a 4 bladed prop.

Yeah, it does but it doesn't have the other external changes made
to Cobra II.

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Don Stauffer in Minnesota - 13 Aug 2006 16:56 GMT

> I have an old Revell 1/48 P-39, The Cobra II Racer edition.Manufactured in
> 1962.I just opened it for the first time in it's life.It is amazing how
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> And by the way, it comes with a 4 bladed prop.
> Steve

Even if you DO get them bleached out, old decals are notorious for
getting brittle and cracking. I always scan a sheet of decals from an
older kit. That way, if the decals ARE too bad to use, I can either
make new ones myself or have one of my friends with an ALPS printer do
them if they are too complicated for my printer.

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Hey, It's Me! - 14 Aug 2006 16:31 GMT

> > I have an old Revell 1/48 P-39, The Cobra II Racer edition.Manufactured in
> > 1962.I just opened it for the first time in it's life.It is amazing how
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> make new ones myself or have one of my friends with an ALPS printer do
> them if they are too complicated for my printer.

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Revell Old Decals.