| The ability to make a model truck look exactly | | | | If you are looking at silk screening it can get a bit |
| like the real thing is one of the points that many | | | | involved. What you will have to do is to make a |
| model builders love to touch upon. Decals can be | | | | screen for each of the separations that will be |
| one of the tools that will help you to reach this | | | | made on the decal. Each of these allows a certain |
| level of realism. If you do not want to have to | | | | color of the decal to go through and catches the |
| paint all of the vehicles then decals can allow you | | | | excess paint that does not need to be applied. If |
| to still achieve the look you want. It will help you | | | | you are looking to produce more than one and |
| to reduce the amount of skill you must have as | | | | you want high quality then you might enjoy this |
| well as allowing you to finish the job much more | | | | process. If you do not have it properly aligned |
| quickly. It does require a couple of things; a little | | | | however it cause the decal to have to be |
| patience and a steady hand as well. | | | | stripped and reapplied. It can also be difficult to |
| You can choose to apply decals from several | | | | set up the whole process as well. |
| different sources. These can include creating your | | | | If you would rather try masking your decals you |
| own, having professional ones made, or using the | | | | will just have to create a different one for each |
| stock ones. Decals can come from many | | | | of the separate colors. You will have to mask the |
| different places. After you have gotten some | | | | films for the all the different colors that you will |
| experience built up you can try your hand at | | | | be applying. When you get ready to paint these |
| making your own decals. If you are new to | | | | you will have to apply them from light to dark. |
| making models you may want to try using the | | | | While masking can be very easy and is actually |
| stock ones to begin with. As you try your hand | | | | pretty cheap as well it can take a bit of thought |
| at this you will soon see the benefits that decals | | | | ahead of time. It can also be time consuming as |
| may add. | | | | well. Just make sure that they have been planned |
| If you create your own water slide decals you will | | | | out perfectly. |
| find that it can be very interesting and fun. You | | | | If it seems like too much of a chore to make |
| must ensure that you have the proper paper on | | | | your own decals then you might also consider |
| hand before you begin. Clear decal film is what | | | | drawing a picture by hand or on the computer, |
| you will need to begin with and will ensure that | | | | print them out, and take them to a local printer. |
| you get the most out of your money. It can | | | | They can then copy these on a color printer and |
| allow you to create a design, place it on a | | | | print it onto a decal sheet. The quality could |
| computer, and then print it directly to this film. If | | | | possibly drop but it does tend to be the quickest |
| this is not what you want then you might | | | | and cheapest way to go. Making decals yourself is |
| consider another source. | | | | a way to add your own "fingerprint" to your |
| You can try several different methods including | | | | model truck. It is a way of telling others that you |
| silk screening and creating several separate | | | | built this and made it your own. |
| masks for the colors that you would like to use. | | | | |