water slides-faux tattoos

civicsr2cool · Post by **civicsr2cool** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:23 pm

are the fake tattoos just water slides? because i ordered some USMC seal tattoos that i want to use on my phone after i finish painting it.
i know u can clear coat over the waterslides, so is it safe for these tattoos?

i know a few of the modders hear have used them before, so i hope someone can help.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:02 am

I saw a tip in the RC mag on using tattoos, so I guess they will work.

They are probably similar to waterslide decals, except they are backwards, meaning the printing faces the backing paper, and they are transparent, so you have to use white, or a very light color under them.

frizzen · Post by **frizzen** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:01 pm

Several years ago I hung around a model building forum, and a lot of the Lowrider guys were using the temp. tattoos for graphics. Just be careful when applying, and remember to clearcoat over them.

civicsr2cool · Post by **civicsr2cool** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:44 pm

damn they are going on a navy blue. maybe i can figure something out once they get here.