Great progress and excellent looks, my friend @bikequeen!

@chinesegeorge thanks George. I dont make a very good modeler as I am way to impatient : ) but way to much invested in this to ruin it. I’m terrified of the decals and my try them today

@faraomike Yeah they will hide the engine but I have the other bike to show it :)m Thanks for your comments 🙂

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As I feared the decals are terrible. : ( they dont release from the paper no matter how long I soak them if I try to slide them they break. And there are a ton of them : (. SIGH….gunna be a long day : )

They are still wet thus the water drops. If I use solvent do i wait till they are dry or apply it while they are damp?

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@gblair roger that George not helping much…this is that old paper where u can actually see the paper absorbing the water from the back. I added dish soap to the warm water. I have a glass with 1/4 soap and 3/4 water in it and i wipe the part with that solution and then the decal as it comes out of the water it helps a bit, but they are old decals and do not want to release :(. I’m hoping I can touch them up in spots with gold and silver paint, but some spots are a real mess : (

PS…I am cutting them in places so they aren't as long…that helps a very little 🙁

Have you tried to soak them in warm water, sometimes this improves it a bit, Cricket @bikequeen
Else I don't have other solutions.
A real pity if they don't work.

Pity your decals behaved that way, my friend @bikequeen. At least you managed to apply most of them. Micro painting the misfortune areas is the way to go. I am sure you'll do a great job!

Sorry to hear about the transfer problems, Cricket @bikequeen. I hope you can touch them up. Found some metallic transfers on line, not sure if they would help.

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