TUTORIAL: How to apply decal on German helmet

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TUTORIAL: How to apply decal on German helmet

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Here a simple tutorial (step by step) about how to apply a decal (water transfer) on a German helmet.

http://www.revgraph.com/german-helmet-d ... edesco.htm

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I hope you like it and it can be usefull ... I hope too that my English translation is good ;-)
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Re: TUTORIAL: How to apply decal on German helmet

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Good work!
Translation is also fine.
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Re: TUTORIAL: How to apply decal on German helmet

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Another useful tutorial!!
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Re: TUTORIAL: How to apply decal on German helmet

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You make some really nice tutorials!Keep them up!
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Re: TUTORIAL: How to apply decal on German helmet

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Whats the spray used to seal the decal? I've always sealed decals in the past with Humbrol laqure straight from the can. However on 2 recent helmets it melted the decal. Not very happy to say the least. Don't know why it happened with these as i've never had a problem before.
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Re: TUTORIAL: How to apply decal on German helmet

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dog green 1 wrote:Whats the spray used to seal the decal? I've always sealed decals in the past with Humbrol laqure straight from the can. However on 2 recent helmets it melted the decal. Not very happy to say the least. Don't know why it happened with these as i've never had a problem before.
I think you used to much,happend me before.
just add the vernish like kaltenbach,thin and the decal would not melt...
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