The instructions show "ink lines" over the wings, stabilizer and rudder.
How can these be drawn? I thought about using a extra fin point Sharpie but it would be hard to control.
On a Mini Bomarc build in the 1970s, I drew the lines with a fine point Rapidiograph pen with mixed results
The lines were added to the decal art.
It'll have to wait until I print some more decals and sneak these in on a page. These will be added to the model at a future date.
Home print decals and fin templates are available to Patreon subscribers. Email me at: oddlrockets@bellsouth.net
and ask for the Mini Bomarc decals.
This is the same idea used on the line decals I drew for the 1/70 scale Estes Saturn 1B tower details. To see the capsule instructions: CLICK HERE
How could you possibly draw these fine lines over curved surfaces?
Here's how those escape tower decals looked when applied.
I'm hoping for clean details like this on the Bomarc.
One concern you could have with inking panel lines and such is the interactions you could get between the ink and the solvents within the clearcoat you might be applying over it. You could run into a situation where the solvents from the clearcoat cause the ink to smear (something that could also happen with home-print decals when using inkjet printer).
ReplyDeleteFuture floor polish (aka Johnson's Klear) is something many modelers use as a clearcoat -- but it could case water-based inks to run. The ink from Sharpie pens are generally OK if you apply Future over it. On the other hand, clear model airplane dope is OK to apply over water-soluble ink -- but would be problematic if you put it over Sharpie ink (you'll get running and bleeding).