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Help with bad decals
ghauser
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Posted: Monday, March 07, 2011 - 06:56 AM UTC
I am building the trumpeter 1/350 North Carolina and the box and decals got water damaged in my basement.

Does anyone know where I could get another set of decals? I was trying to contact Trumpeter, but I could not figure out exactly how to do it. All I need are the "55" decals for the hull.

Any help appreciated.

ghauser
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 - 01:47 AM UTC
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Spiderfrommars
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 - 06:41 AM UTC
Hi Greg

If the decal sheet is just yellowed you should try to scan it and then print it on a clear decal sheet

http://www.decalpaper.com/Default.asp?Redirected=Y

If I were you I would try

I know, is not so easy , but I believe that's the only way (except, of course, handpainting all the insignas...)

Good luck
ghauser
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 - 09:46 AM UTC
Unfortunately the decals were ruined when they got wet. So I don't think that will work. thanks for the idea though.

Is there any place that would sell a generic sheet of 1/350 WWII ship numbers in different sizes? If there is I figure I could get real close to the original decals.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 - 10:08 AM UTC
Yankee Modelworks at squadron Unfortunately they are out of stock, but do a search for vendors of Yankee Modelworks kits and decals.
ghauser
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 01:46 AM UTC

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Yankee Modelworks at squadron Unfortunately they are out of stock, but do a search for vendors of Yankee Modelworks kits and decals.



Thanks.

I found it there and that looks like it will work. Now i just need for it to come back in stock.
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