Some details defeat a brush not because they are small but because they are regular: an order pinned to a chest, a rank patch, a unit chevron, the iris of an eye. Model figure decals supply them in print quality instead. The range covers Soviet naval and Red Army orders, badges and wartime medals in sizes from 1:35 to 1:9, chevrons and flags of present-day Ukrainian formations, and sets of human, manga and fantasy eyes intended for busts and large display figures.
There are also plain printed stripes on long rolls, useful for piping, collar patches and uniform banding. Everything is applied with water alone, with no solvent and no risk to the paint underneath.
1:48 F-14 Helmets and military dress sewing for F-14 (VF-111, VF-41,VF-1)
13.96 €
1:35 Panzerfaust marking, Volkssturm insignie
8.76 €
1:72 F-14 Helmets and military dress sewing for F-14 (VF-111, VF-41,VF-1)
11.96 €
1:32 F-14 Helmets and military dress sewing for F-14 (VF-111, VF-41,VF-1
15.96 €
1:35 Red Army military orders (1942-1945) pt.1
3.16 €
1:10 USSR pre-war awards, pt2 (until 1943)
4.48 €
Awards, rank insignia and unit patches are repetitive geometry, and that is precisely where freehand painting shows its limits. A printed sheet delivers them at a consistent size and sharpness across every figure in a group. Eye sets are the other headline: transferring a painted iris onto a bust takes years of practice, while a decal puts the gaze where you want it in minutes. The printed stripe rolls serve a quieter purpose: piping down a trouser leg or a collar edge is almost impossible to brush straight, and a cut length of film solves it in one movement.
Match awards and insignia to nationality, period and the size of the figure. The deepest choice belongs to 1:35 model figures. Eyes should be chosen against the width of the face, and on a 1:35 head the iris is simply too small to be worth the attempt, so they work best on model figure busts and large display pieces where the eye is several millimetres across.
A decal needs a smooth bed. Brush the area with gloss varnish first, soak the decal, slide it into place and press the water out from the centre. Once dry, seal with matt varnish so the carrier film disappears into the surrounding finish. Choosing the right model varnishes is half the job here.
To stop a decal looking stuck on, work it in: a thin glaze of the uniform colour across its edge and a soft shadow beneath an award tie print and paint into one surface. Use soft brushes for both the transfer and the glaze.
Webbing, helmets and the rest of the dressing-up box are listed under figure model accessories.
