Decal trimming?

[Vyacheslav]

Hmm i guess i bored all of you with my questions
But there is no way to continue if i dont know how to do it. Anyway, how would i trimm decals? X-acto knife?

[Sidewinder-03]

I use a pair of small but sharp sissors(sp. I know).

[flyonthewall]

Scissors are better when cutting decals coz they cut a better edge - hard to explain, a pic might help...



Its a very crude drawing but does this explain?

[TURBO_EK4]

I find small scissors easier to work with.

[Vyacheslav]

Yeh those small scissors for nails and all that girly make up will do.

[Ragnarok043]

when trimming decals with an x-acto blade i like to use no.16, the blade angle is flatter so the chance of slipping is much lower.

[RallyRaider]

Nail scissors are good, they are very sharp and have a curve that is useful for for cutting, well.. curves... duh! I also use an exacto type knife and a steel rule for the straight bits, make sure that the knife blade is sharp and don't exert too much pressure in one go or the decal could rip instead of slice nice and straight. When trying to get rid of all traces of carrier film I freehand with the knife blade to get into those last few hard to get areas.

[Veyron]

I use Tamiya decal scissors, they are very nice and sharp.