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STEP 3: Adding Rivets, rivets, and More Rivets
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I discovered very quickly that placing the decal rivets is a lot
like decaling striping on a passenger car or locomotive. You
have to take your time to get and keep the decals straight. If
not, you will notice the crooked lines. My method for decal-
ing is to use a straight edge and a sharp X-Acto blade to cut
the decals from their sheet.
I began by decaling on the rivets across the top of the car
on the 1” x 6” piece of styrene. Use the closely spaced riv-
ets. Once these were set in place, I decaled the rivets across
the bottom of the car using the lower door guide as a refer-
ence point. I worked out from the door in both directions.
13: Thank goodness for Micro-Mark and their rivet
decals. If it were not for them or some other similar
product I seriously doubt that I would under take
this project.
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