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the same height, I built an easy gauge [5] out of styrene to check
car height and the Kadee uncoupling pin height.
—Joseph Oates
Decal dish
Sometimes decals float off their backing paper while soaking,
and can be very hard to see. If you like to leave decals in the
water, here’s a tip: use a black frozen food container to soak
decals. My wife does Jenny Craig, whose containers are black.
Those tiny white numbers etc. are easy to see against the black
background when they float off the backing sheet. Use a light-
colored container for dark decals.
—Rod Miller
Note:
An alternative method is to leave the trimmed decal
soaking in the water just long enough to saturate the backing.
Then, until you’re ready to place it on the model, take the decal
with its backing paper out of the water and place it on a hard
surface that won’t absorb moisture. Both methods work.
—MRH
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