Good afternoon all, and a very Happy New Year.
Got my bench back after the Christmas break so cracked on with the
decals. As predicted these were horrible, very thick and brittle. I'm usually fairly good at
decals (see my Ducati build if you don't believe me) but in some places these beat me. They were fine on flat or slightly curved surfaces, but introduce a bend or complex double curve and they either cracked or creased. I did the best I could with them and this is how they look under a gloss coat.
Normally I would flat this back before polishing, but I'm worried about going through the gloss on the creases so will have to live with an abrasive polish job this time. After that it just needs putting together, then it will be done.