Hi all.

A small package dropped through the letter box yesterday containing a sheet of Archer Transfers resin rivets. I must hand it to DCC Supplies for some excellent service as I only ordered these on Wednesday, and with the economy postage I wasn't expecting them until the weekend.

The sheet itself is printed with rows of very fine resin dots, representing the rivets, and has a selection of various different sizes spacings. The smallest are just 0.2mm in diameter, and it is these that I have used on the water tower.

Application is just like any waterslide decal. Dip in warm water then slide off onto the model. I cut as close to the 'rivets' as I could to minimize the amount of decal film showing, although it's very very thin, and I think unlikely to show up once the tower is primed. I did give the model a coat of Kleer before applying the rivets to help with adhesion, and once in position some Micro Sol was carefully applied as recommended in the instructions and by others who have used them. Using the Micro Sol allowed the decals to soften enough to apply them to the outer edge of the tank bottom. Having left them to set overnight, they hold up to general handling and the decal film is barely visable, except in certain light conditions.

I have to admit, its quite an expensive sheet of decals relative to its size, but the difference they make is, I feel, pretty impressive, even before painting. I'll certainly be using them again but I'll let you make your own decisions based on the photos. To give some idea of size, the tower is just 5.5cm tall.

Cheers,

Tom.