Yes I know, that's why I made this post. They changed a few things from the original wildcat to make the FM-1 kit and one of the improvements is thinned down decals. Maybe they paid heed to complaints, who knows but they are much better than what you get with their older kits. I'm already seeing the improvement but get yourself a kit and see for yourself.
Here is a photo that shows a couple of the newer decals. I was going to show the roundels but being so thin I got to aggressive with the first one and the raised rivets actually penetrated the thin decal. So I removed it and painted those, but you can see how those two thin Tamiya decals layed down over the rivets on the wings. The typical Tamiya decals would not do that.
Did you use Micro Sol or Set on the decals? How about clear coating over them after application? I'm at the stage of putting decals on a 1/48 Airplane and hesitant to clear coat over them as I've not in the past and don't want to change the Tamiya Silver I applied. That said, this is the first plane kit I've don't in over 30 years.
Clearcoat will not harm the decals nor hurt the silver paint (or any paint for that matter) In fact, they will help, seal the decals in. Most WW2 thru Cold War eras, silver were never shiny. Flat clear will make it more realistic.
Thanks for the tips,
Gotta say those rivets are serious!
Yes I used micro sol and always flat clear coat over them. Like Blacksheep said it protects them and they shouldn't be shiny.
I prefer the recessed panel lines and rivets. I didn't know raised panel lines are on a comeback. I've only run across them on older kits.
