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  1. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Sorry about my absence. I've been deep in my laboratory cracking the Polar Lights decal code. Thanks to input from everyone who has replied, the code was cracked. The photos are of my latest build. This one crossed the Rubicon. These decals are all Polar Lights! They look absolutely...
  2. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Great sources. I appreciate it. I'm going to use the Future protocol on my current build. Will post pics of the results.
  3. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Okay, I'll try that now, see how I do. I'm going to test the Future floor wax trick. To be clear on that: I put Future on the model instead of water/MicroSet mix. Then place the decal. I assume dab it down good with a paper towel then add more Future. Let dry. Is that what is involved?
  4. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Thanks for the link. Didn't know about this site.
  5. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Throwing out a technique question for any and all to pipe in on: What is your preferred method for masking the Bridge dome to get a perfect circle? I'm using a good one hole punch used in scrapbooking on metal HVAC tape used to seal airducts. It does a really good job. This is good for painting...
  6. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Wow. That's awesome. So you don't use any setting solution at all? I'd like to get insight in how you modify kits like that. I'm retired now, I've got lots of model kits still in the box I've been lugging around for twenty years and now I'm getting back into the hobby again. Are those the...
  7. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Hi, I appreciate the input. Are you commenting on the window situation or the overall Polar lights decal debacle? Since you've joined the discussion here I want to ask you: have you built this kit and used the decals that come with the kit successfully?
  8. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    Oh and that out of alignment window...it tore in the application and I repositioned it but slipped out of alignment before I noticed it. I'm going to paint over it, use my window drilling templates to sketch out a new one and paint it in.
  9. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    It's not as far as it can go. The very edge along the top and bottom, whole length the edge is slightly raised and won't relax. Here is a picture of the decals I used that are aftermarket: These are the aftermarket decals made in house by Federation Models. No comparison. These do what they're...
  10. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    17:42 CST. Okay. I've spent the WHOLE DAY saturation bombing this decal experiment with MicroSol and Walthers Solvaset while using a damp paper towel to constantly press these decals into the surface of the nacelle. I don't know how many coats I've applied now - 20 at least and here are the...
  11. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    UPDATE: I have found a builder on YouTube that built the most exact replica of the production Enterprise I've ever seen. He used Polar Lights decals on this and I'm shocked to see how well his turned out. I'm wondering if my gloss coat isn't heavy enough so I have built one nacelle out of the...
  12. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    I'm afraid there isn't a good answer other than AFTER MARKET! All the great modelers I have access to all say the same thing: do something other than the PL decals.
  13. 93SFBG

    Polar Lights TOS USS Enterprise 1/1000 scale decals

    HELP! I'm looking for anyone who has successfully applied the Polar Lights decals for the TOS Enterprise 1/1000 scale with any success. I've had ZERO success getting these decals to work with MicroSet and MicroSol to get that painted on look. This is what the damn things do EVERY TIME I use...
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