Porsche 911 GT1 Decals?
patoffspyder
06-15-2007, 09:07 AM
Hi guys,
I bought a Tamiya Porsche GT1 few months ago, I opened it this morning and saw all the decals are yellow. I assume there is no way to turn them back to a white color?
Do you know if there is any aftermarket decals for this car? I took a look on hiroboy.com but didn't find any.
Thanks
I bought a Tamiya Porsche GT1 few months ago, I opened it this morning and saw all the decals are yellow. I assume there is no way to turn them back to a white color?
Do you know if there is any aftermarket decals for this car? I took a look on hiroboy.com but didn't find any.
Thanks
MPWR
06-15-2007, 09:18 AM
Sure there are aftermarket decals (http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=-2&MacroType=Dcl&from=detail&Word=gt1) for it.
As for the kit decals, they can supposedly be unyellowed by 'fading' them in a sunny window. Place them in a ziplock type bag (to keep them safe from possible condensation on the glass), and tape them to a window that gets sun for a few days/weeks. I've heard it works great, but havent tried it.
Another thing that works great is a replacement set from Tamiya....
As for the kit decals, they can supposedly be unyellowed by 'fading' them in a sunny window. Place them in a ziplock type bag (to keep them safe from possible condensation on the glass), and tape them to a window that gets sun for a few days/weeks. I've heard it works great, but havent tried it.
Another thing that works great is a replacement set from Tamiya....
patoffspyder
06-15-2007, 09:24 AM
Thanks, I will try unyellow them and maybe check if I can find a set of decals somewhere, they are all discontinued on HLJ.
Do you have to pay for Tamiya replacement set? Is it really expensive?
Do you have to pay for Tamiya replacement set? Is it really expensive?
Enzoenvy1
06-15-2007, 09:27 AM
Thanks, I will try unyellow them and maybe check if I can find a set of decals somewhere, they are all discontinued on HLJ.
Do you have to pay for Tamiya replacement set? Is it really expensive?
I will bet that for your time and effort, including the money to get replacement decals that you could buy a new kit for $10-15 more. Food for thought.
Do you have to pay for Tamiya replacement set? Is it really expensive?
I will bet that for your time and effort, including the money to get replacement decals that you could buy a new kit for $10-15 more. Food for thought.
MPWR
06-15-2007, 10:05 AM
Thanks, I will try unyellow them and maybe check if I can find a set of decals somewhere, they are all discontinued on HLJ.
Do you have to pay for Tamiya replacement set? Is it really expensive?
They're not all discontinued- there's three sets that are just out of stock, and for HLJ there is a difference.
Getting replacement parts for a current production kit is generally cheap and easy. You can get them from Tamiya, HLJ, Rainbow10, and possibly others. I doubt it would cost you much more than $10USD. When I've ordered replacements through HLJ, it certainly didn't require much time or effort.
Do you have to pay for Tamiya replacement set? Is it really expensive?
They're not all discontinued- there's three sets that are just out of stock, and for HLJ there is a difference.
Getting replacement parts for a current production kit is generally cheap and easy. You can get them from Tamiya, HLJ, Rainbow10, and possibly others. I doubt it would cost you much more than $10USD. When I've ordered replacements through HLJ, it certainly didn't require much time or effort.
mariaci
06-18-2007, 11:54 AM
Hi.. I have the Tamiya Porsche 911 GT1 decals.. if you want contact me! In mine decals there isn't this problem taht you have!
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