Tamiya Nissan Z GZox

[is200_adelaide]

Where do we start with this one...

While it's awesome that S27 did a decal set but this has to be the worst quality decal I have ever used. I understand they are probably about 10-15 years old but I've used Fujimi decals from the mid 90's which were better than these.

The first to go were the orange decals - just fell apart. Then the special chrome decals did the exact same thing. Luckily I photo-copied the sheet so I could use it as templates to mask and paint in SMS fluro orange and Mr Metal Chrome.

I lost a few other decals along the way due to brittleness as well and while it isn't perfect I'm still happy with the result. Hope you like it!

[potsie]

Wow, a good save. Airbrushing the orange may have been a blessing in disguise, as decaling those complex curves at the rear would have been a challenge. I admit to wanting to build this very car but being scared of by the decals. Glad you were more brave than me!

[is200_adelaide]

Originally Posted by potsie

Wow, a good save. Airbrushing the orange may have been a blessing in disguise, as decaling those complex curves at the rear would have been a challenge. I admit to wanting to build this very car but being scared of by the decals. Glad you were more brave than me!

Thanks and you're right about painting instead of decals - I'd actually go down this path again if I was to rebuild it - just make sure you take a photocopy of the decal sheet.

SMS paints now do a hyperchrome which would be more suitable too than what I used.