Museum Collection decals

[xim-crow]

Hi guys,
I am planing to start a new project : a 206 WRC 1999 Tamiya.
But to change a bit, I bought the decals sheet from Museum Collection for the 206 in the San Remo Rally.

It will be the first time I use this brand for decals. Are there any particular things to know with their decals. I don't know, they look a little be different from the Tamiya for example.

And, I am pretty sure we have many Japanese guys around here.
Could you help me with the translation of the explanation of Museum col ?
here are 2 pics :




Thank you in advance
Steve

[SniperX13]

why does the top of that sheet say a Lancer, when thats a 206 in the picture???

[RallyRaider]

For a start Museum Collection decals are not very accurate. I wonder how they can take the time and effort to produce a decal sheet and not invest a fraction more time to get things right. This sheet in particular has the wrong style numbers for San Remo, they’ve just copied the Tour de Course ones out of the Tamiya kit. The placement sheet incorrectly shows the number in the middle of the roof, it should be offset to the driver’s side. They've omitted the yellow dots for Panizzi's car and give you only one set of diminishing dots for Delecour's. There should be two sets, one for the windscreen and one for the rear wing. The rear window rally plate and number should be yellow too, not red. Dunno what else might be wrong!

I've found out the hard way that MC decals are also a pain to work with. You need to keep them very wet or they will stick fast before you get a chance to move them to the correct position. They are of the high tech variety, designed to have the carrier film removed when they dry. That can be done by using a piece of tape or a sharp knife and tweezers. As a result they leave no ugly carrier film, which is great for drivers names on the windows. Unfortunately the downside of this is they are very thick, so clear coats over the top would need to be ridiculously thick to smooth the surface out. That is the problem I’m currently having with my 1994 1000 Lakes Escort. No carrier film over the top makes them very fragile as well.

I've built the Panizzi Brothers car from San Remo 1999 long before this sheet came out. My version is not 100% accurate either, missing the yellow dots on the windscreen and rear wing and a couple of other minor things.

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by SniperX13

why does the top of that sheet say a Lancer, when thats a 206 in the picture???

Typical of their attention to detail I'm afraid

[xim-crow]

woooh, what you're saying Phil is not that encouraging for me that was planing to build an accurate San Remo version. I wasn't aware of all these points. And also about the bad quality of the job of MC !
Do you mind if I send you an email in the near future about your San Remo version ?
Anyway, thank you very much for help.
Cheers,
Steve

[RallyRaider]

The Museum Collection sheet is useful but as I highlighted it is incomplete and not like normal decals. As a place to start it is okay. It is frustrating that these companies keep releasing decals sheets with such obvious errors. It is pure laziness on their behalf, Guess they’re not enthusiasts of the hobby, just interested in ripping us off for the cash.

Sure send me a PM or email, I'll give you the pictures I have of the San Remo cars, most of which I found after building the model - always the way Hopefully you can then improve on my effort.