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Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2006fox, replica or modelmaster ?
Which transfers are better / best Fox, Replica, or modelmaster ? kindest regards Simon http://www.modeldepot.co.uk > Which transfers are better / best > Fox, Replica, or modelmaster ? In my opinion HMRS Pressfix or Methfix - but the range is limited. John. John Turner said the following on 31/07/2006 00:45: > In my opinion HMRS Pressfix or Methfix - but the range is limited. Seconded. Methfix first, then Pressfix, then waterslide.  SignaturePaul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ If it has to be waterslide, Modelmasters are best in my opinion (and cheaper!) > John Turner said the following on 31/07/2006 00:45: > >> In my opinion HMRS Pressfix or Methfix - but the range is limited. > > Seconded. Methfix first, then Pressfix, then waterslide. > If it has to be waterslide, Modelmasters are best in my opinion (and > cheaper!) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Seconded. Methfix first, then Pressfix, then waterslide. I find the carrier film on Modelmasters somewhat on the thick side. I've no experience of Fox or Replica. As others have said, first choice is Methfix or Pressfix (but what about the late lamented Woodhead range?). SignatureRegards John [...] > I find the carrier film on Modelmasters somewhat on the thick side. I've no > experience of Fox or Replica. > > As others have said, first choice is Methfix or Pressfix (but what about the > late lamented Woodhead range?). Walthers' Solvaset or similar dissolves the film, and bonds it to the paint. It's a mix of alcohols and water. Works very nicely: two or three applications and gentle washing after it's dried makes the decal disappear, even on flat paint. "Methfix" -- does that mean that methylated spirits are used to fix the decal? If so, Solvaset would in effect make a Methfix out of a waterslide decal. HTH > Walthers' Solvaset or similar dissolves the film, and bonds it to the > paint. It's a mix of alcohols and water. Works very nicely: two or three > applications and gentle washing after it's dried makes the decal > disappear, even on flat paint. Yes but it only works really effectively on the extremely thin decal film used on your side of the pond. Here you could almost double-glaze a house with the decal film most of the major waterslide transfer makers use - really poor quality compared with the American products. John. John Turner said the following on 31/07/2006 14:56: > Yes but it only works really effectively on the extremely thin decal film > used on your side of the pond. Here you could almost double-glaze a house > with the decal film most of the major waterslide transfer makers use - > really poor quality compared with the American products. Those of us who print our own decals use American products for just that reason. (Tango Papa Decals, for instance) I know that John Isherwood (Cambridge Custom Transfers) uses a very thin decal film, so if his products suit, the OP might like to consider him. SignaturePaul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ > Those of us who print our own decals use American products for just that > reason. > I know that John Isherwood (Cambridge Custom Transfers) uses a very thin decal film... I do indeed - but it's of UK manufacture and *very* thin. It is a little-known fact that, worldwide, most (all?) waterslide paper is produced here in the UK by Tullis Russell. Hence the standard batch labelling on the back, regardless of decal supplier. Waterslide paper as produced by Tullis Russell is carrier paper with a water solvent adhesive film. Decal producers screen-print the varnish carrier film, and its thickness is a function of the size of screen used. My UK screen-printer uses an extremely fine screen, and the resultant carrier film is very thin indeed. My customers will confirm that it readily conforms to detail, needing decal fixing solutions only in the most extreme of cases. Regards, John Isherwood, Cambridge Custom Transfers. http://www.cctrans.freeserve.co.uk/ >> Which transfers are better / best >> Fox, Replica, or modelmaster ? > > In my opinion HMRS Pressfix HMRS presfix are excllent transfers. However, as to what is the best, it really depends what you are re-numbering. Some colour matches are better than others. or Methfix - but the range is limited. > John. |
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