'HOW TO' make water-slide decals for die-cast and model cars

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‘HOW TO’ make decals……
First tutorial in my ‘How To’ category on making your own waterslide decals. Its by no means the only way to make them but the methods I use.
Things you will need….
1. Computer
2. Vector design software such as Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw etc.
3. Printer
4. Decal waterslide paper either inkjet or laserjet depending on your printer - mrdecalpaper.com/
5. Scissors
6. Precision knife blade
7. Pencil
8. Ruler
9. Small container for putting water in
10. Clear lacquer - www.halfords.com/motoring/pai...
….. or if using an airbrush - www.zero-paints.com/Clearcoat...
Not essential but nice to have
1. Helping hand - www.amazon.co.uk/Rolson-Tools...
2. Microset decal setting solution - www.amazon.co.uk/Microscale-B...
It would be great if you could follow me on…….
Instagram
/ sidewaysking75
Thanks for all your support 😊

[@JDProject]

Perfect 😍👍

[@SidewaysKing75]

Wow thanks! Honour from a fellow subscriber of your channel. All the best

[@JDProject]

@@SidewaysKing75 thank you, and you have a great channel too my friend, all the best videos keep it up 😊👍

[@taryhofigurka2886]

Oooh Jakarta Diecast here :)

[@riokrstn]

omg

[@arandomcustomizer9620]

Jd ?? What r u doing here

[@hpolpolsixe3670]

I’ve had good success printing at 1200 dpi onto the clear base and spraying with acrylic clear, and finishing with pledge clear acrylic floor polish.

[@LittlePixelTM]

Such a pleasure to see your Illustrator skills on display - I've been using it myself for 20+ years and it's great to see you pulling in vector elements from sites like Brands of the World and making these super-pristine decals. Kudos!

[@markhills3922]

AWESOME! Thank you for the loads of tips on how to make decals. I have subscribed to watch more of your no nonsense how too vids. Cheers from Australia

[@MontyTheMaker]

Fantastic and comprehensive guide sir.

[@BOABModels]

A really good tutorial here. I've made decals a couple of times and had mixed success - I'll use some of your tips!

[@pablocolombi5768]

Nothing beats Illustrator. Artwork sharp in 1:64 and as big as a building. As always great video mate.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much Pablo..... agreed :)

[@scottobrien3484]

Great video, well explained, clear and succinct…..I’ll be trying this out for myself very soon! 😀

[@barpfoto]

I like this. A good overall presentation. Somebody may have already pointed this out, but microset is not a setting solution. It’s basically just vinegar and water and it reduces surface tension. If you really want the decals to melt into the details, that’s microsol.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Hi Will Thank you. Yes someone else has pointed this out. However I have been using this for years for this very purpose. As it states on the bottle it is a setting solution and it does soften the decals melting exactly how I want it to. I have used Microsol and it does basically the same thing, it does have the edge I agree on complex surfaces and angles but I certainly couldn't see any difference for the 'printed on' look, that is at least on the model surfaces I use anyway. Thanks for mentioning this alternative for others to use. All the best

[@SambosStopMos]

Great useful video, I’ve been watching your videos in order since I discovered the channel, but watch this one as soon as I saw it! I Enjoy all of them!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you so much its appreciated :)

[@ailmajcen]

Fabulous. Your instructions are clear, concise and well presented. Thanks for posting, it's just what I needed.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you Andrew glad it can be useful 👍

[@carlos14on]

Wow, that is awsome, you make it look very easy, which it is not, Congratulations on you work and video

[@macmaccourt]

I've used Photoshop since version 2.5.1 on the Mac, and 3.0 on Windows. Vectors and Pantone refs are available as well. I create 1400+ layer vector images of sports cars with it and it can also be stretched with no distortion. It comes down to preferences and tools you are familiar with using. The ends does indeed justify the means and if it works; use it.

[@PeteBeardsley]

Thanks for this fella. A really great insight into your methods and into results that speak for themselves. And all info is presented in a clear and calm way. Perfect!

[@SidewaysKing75]

As always Pete thank you for the comment. All the best buddy :)

[@mider68]

Thank you for the video. Really great explanation of the process.

[@philspaghet]

Thank you! I'm planning on doing some Acceleracers replicas and this is super helpful!

[@rosscorbett2049]

Just discovered this video. Bloody fantastic! Can’t believe how good the result is! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise. I’ve subscribed and will definitely be watching more videos. Again, many thanks. Ross 🙂

[@SidewaysKing75]

Awesome, thank you! 🚗🚕🚓🏎😁👍

[@loliandira1871]

finally made my own decals, lot of thanks to you bro 😍👍

[@garryd92]

Loved the videos so far!! keep up the fantastic work and just watch those subs keep rising! Can’t wait to see what’s next!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much Gary. I'm super chuffed anyone has watched let alone the rate they've all gone up so far :)

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Very impressive set-up and results. So professional. Great channel.

[@SidewaysKing75]

You're very kind thank you :)

[@keithaskey1783]

Whilst I don’t make model cars, I’m a traineac I found this perfect for making decals for trains and station signs. Easy to to follow and well explained, looking forward to more. Brilliant work

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much Keith. Glad I could help. Best wishes 👍🏻

[@vadimzubovich5537]

This is perfection! Excellent craftsmanship!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much its appreciated... 🚗🚕🚓🏎😁👍

[@kristianreader4812]

OMG that was good can't stop looking at it VERY CLEVER MAN 🤓 plz keep them coming

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you Kristian :)

[@chadlamothe]

This is exactly what I was trying to find out. Thank for providing a top notch tut 👍

[@SidewaysKing75]

Many thanks. Glad I could help 😁👍🏻

[@johnblackburn7673]

Hello and thankyou for your well planned and clear tutorial. It was very interesting giving a clear insight into not only your method but also cost, and amount of the materials required.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you John its appreciated.

[@Frank-re3qp]

Just fantastic. I really want to get into this as a hobby!!

[@artsplunge]

Extremely helpful. I was looking for a way to get small printing onto plastic objects and this looks like a great way to go.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thanks for watching 🚗😁👍🏻

[@DBs58]

Wonderful "How-To" video!! Very informative thanks!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you for watching David 🙏🏻

[@paulh2978]

Excellent and informative video. I've only just managed to work out how to get decent markings onto decal paper, and using a rather old version of Photoshop, but even with normal varnishing thereafter, the images disintegrated on contact with water. After watching this, I went out and bought the brand of lacquer used in this video, to seal the transfers... things worked wonderfully at the first attempt! Using lacquer was such a small adjustment to what I was doing, but very important nonetheless. I make plastic model aircraft kits, so some of the more unusual markings are very difficult to reproduce manually. The sky's the limit now! Thanks again for detailing your routine... ;-). Regards, Paul.

[@RedLineRaceDay]

Brilliant video. I just made some Beach Bomb flowers to replace the ones that have chipped away on the Beach Bomb. Thanks for sharing how you do it. I’ve been modelling for decades and it’s nice to see you take the time to show how it’s done.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you I'm glad you liked it 😁 Nice to hear it's worked for you👍🏻

[@RedLineRaceDay]

Thanks.

[@danielcashman4057]

I've watched a lot of videos on this and most are crap. But this is excellent 👌. Thanks

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thyank you very much

[@georgesimmons5751]

I used the Laser Waterslide paper from MrDecalPaper and found lacquer painting was still required to help the colour adhesion onto the vinyl. I have just switched to the Sunnyscopa brand laser paper and it seems to be much more durable. I guess most people are using Inkjet rather than Laser, but some of you may find this useful!

[@mp-modelplastic]

Very good video, with good tips, thank you for sharing. Greetings from Portugal.😉👍

[@lrg3834]

Very informative, and well presented. Thank you!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much.

[@mg-roveradverts671]

Love that I may give them a try

[@pv8685]

awesome tutorial! thanks for sharing your expirience with us! :)

[@GENERALWA5TE]

Excellent video, thank you for showing how simple it can be, as I have no knowledge of drawing packages I will stick with ms Excel or word and just need to get the correct paper for my printer. As I will be doing this on a clear Lexan body shell and applying from behind I have to make note to reverse the decals, (number plates, logos etc). Thanks again. 👍👍

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thanks Phil :)

[@BjoernLewin]

Very Impressive, Great Job

[@_.Lumi._]

Thank you! This video is exactly what Im looking for!

[@parky2310]

Outstanding as always, making my own decals is something I’m just beginning to learn for myself - I’m a little daunted by the software application as I genuinely don’t have a clue how to use it - but this was great to watch! 👍👍👍

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much. There's always plenty of reference on here how to use them and are very good. When they update the software and change the tool references and I'm pulling my hair out, somebody has always solved it and posted a video on here so there's plenty of choice. Stick with it you can crack it :)

[@river9031]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much :)

[@willbradley1347]

Absolutely brilliant tutorial!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you so much Will 😁

[@JerryBond-2004]

Cool lots of explaining and a good example of the Peugeot

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you Kyle again glad you watched and liked it :)

[@JerryBond-2004]

I will watch these videos for learning and to help you because I'll help with problems if you have any and once I get my Instagram sorted I'll follow you on it :)

[@wheelhousebobbymillz]

This is incredible !

[@StBlazeyModelWorld]

I've only just come across your channel. Some great advice in this video. Personally, I use cocktail sticks for final positioning. Great stuff.

[@DBs58]

Very informative and fantastic presentation..great job!!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you David 👍🏻

[@fahast]

Had to watch it as soon as it came in my feed ! .............. good work .

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you :)

[@notdonaldst]

Thanks for the lesson. I appreciate it.

[@ADAPTATION7]

He knows all the tricks of the trade. :-)

[@SidewaysKing75]

:) Thanks you...... I'll share more tips along this journey. Thanks for watching.

[@Dyl_Cant]

really helpfull video, never really looked into how to do it... so thanks :D

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you Dylan..... glad its useful. All the best :)

[@Guthem]

Thanks from Brazil for this video!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Pleasure my friend 👍🏻

[@stuartosborne6263]

Excellent tutorial, thankyou for sharing.

[@SidewaysKing75]

You're very welcome! Many thanks 🚗🚕🚓🏎😁👍

[@Seraphickid]

Thanks, Will give a try 👍🏽

[@laz2135]

Amazing thanks for sharing.

[@playonbae8667]

Great Video, i actually search for this "how to". thank you so much.

[@SidewaysKing75]

That's great its showing up so quick and its helping. Thank you so much.

[@christophemartin699]

Thanks a lot. Extremely useful.

[@SuperPackers]

Hi sideways King 75 thank you so much for adding the links and for another great video very informative and very clear have a great day cheers.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much, glad it can come in useful. Have a great day too :)

[@SuperPackers]

Cheers sideways King 75

[@Hi_Doctor_Nick]

Brilliant 👍 Never made any myself but this fills me with confidence. I didn't know the paper and printer are so common. Thought you might of needed some high end equipment.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thanks for watching, glad it can be of use 👍🏻

[@TheRainHarvester]

I printed from ink jet and ironed onto poplar wood. Worked quite well. I was making board game pieces.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Awesome idea 👍🏻

[@Razyrazer]

Thx i needed this for my wh40k white scars 👍

[@stltrekmodels.4157]

I am working with 8 x 11 inch sheets as the decals I am making are for 1/200 scale Romulan Warbird models that I am 3D printing from the original Star Trek series. I like the idea of printing them on paper first to check them. Thats worth its weight in gold. I am more accustom to Gimp though than Vector programs. I have several large scale Star Trek models that I am designing, so the Decals will be larger, but TY for the information.

[@andre1dre]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@cougarfarmer]

I just love how diplomatic you were when you dealt with what graphic software to use!!! I got a kick out of it. By the way it's pronounced DeeeeCaaaaallll. The letter "D" and the name Cal, like Cal Worthington. Go see Cal.

[@sidekick3rida]

Learned a lot. Thank you!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Pleasure.... thank you for watching 🙏🏻

[@earthorganism]

Very useful information. Thank you!

[@SidewaysKing75]

You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. All the best

[@BjoernLewin]

First a cuppa :) so bri‘ish - gotta love it. greetings from germany

[@SidewaysKing75]

😁 All the best from the UK my friend 👍🏻

[@bernard2735]

Good stuff. I was worried about the quality of small decals with an inkjet, but I will give it a try now. Thanks!

[@SidewaysKing75]

There's some great inkjets and the majority of the standard ones are 1440dpi where as standard lasers are 600dpi .... I use both and if it wasn't for lacquering after printing I'd use inkjets more.

[@boerharms2209]

Thanks for the tutorial! Ill try this on my next car, which will be a Lotus Esprit Turbo

[@SidewaysKing75]

Glad it can help. Enjoy your project :)

[@groundmetalgarage]

Awesome video man!

[@woodandwheelz]

You can also scan the car on your scanner at 100% then you can open up the image and then size the decals right on the actual car. Before my external drive crashed I had over 300 Hot Wheels and Matchbox scans. I need to scan them all again.

[@Mr_wayne0805]

Clever man. Very informative how too vid. 👍

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much👍🏻

[@kingludba]

Brilliant guide.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you :)

[@9feetfrog]

Thank you very much for sharing!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Pleasure and thank you so much for watching :)

[@nionio2297]

Very cool

[@DustyFingersRC]

Awesome. Very interesting stuff.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thanks for watching 🚗😁👍🏻

[@lesliemagson6431]

Great video..keep em coming

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you Leslie :)

[@Mookie1340]

Brilliant! Thank you.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Pleasure.... Thanks for watching.

[@Stillsz75]

Awesomeness...great job...

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you Craig it's appreciated 👍🏻

[@Jbeamz88]

Awesome video!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you :)

[@bikefarmtaiwan1800]

Good video!

[@VC27]

Well done Mate!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you.

[@Collectorholic]

Great video.

[@arthurlucas5414]

Thank you for considering this idea as a video!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you Arthur. It's not the only way or neccessarily the best way but it's how I do them and seeing as so many people asked it made sense to do. Thanks for watching

[@arthurlucas5414]

@@SidewaysKing75 thank you for accepting the suggestions!

[@arthurlucas5414]

I hope you can continue making amazing content!

[@joeblack4807]

Nice decels

[@sylvainphilibert12]

excellent

[@chrisgallagher85]

thanks for sharing

[@strange-universe]

Good stuff! I see you are relatively new to publishing on YT. Looking forward to more from your channel.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you. It had been only 2 months of uploading videos and I have plenty more in the pipeline. Thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@tonyhawkridge9201]

Hi that was very interesting and informative, l only build classic lorries but it’s the lettering that limits what l can do, however your video has helped me tremendously ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Regards Tony H.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Many thanks Tony for watching

[@Sideshowgaz5779]

Great video, thank you

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thanks for watching 🏎🚗😁👍

[@stevecook7984]

Awesome, thanks.

[@SidewaysKing75]

Pleasure Steve. Thanks for watching :)

[@GTLandser]

I am not a graphic design person, but what really made your video stand head and shoulders above the others was your mention of: 1) *why* Illustrator and vector graphics is best, 2) what a couple print settings usually do, and 3) explaining why microset improves the look of the finished result. Also, your video editing was excellent. So many terrible, shaky videos out there, and thankfully yours was not among them!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to respond, I appreciate it 👍🏻

[@karimhuerta597]

Great video, two things that I can share from my experience: 1: I design my decals in a workspace of about 4 times bigger than the decal blank sheet, this will allow you to have 4 times more details and when you are ready to print the printer will automatically resize but it will keep really good detail 2: I prefer to seal the decals with flat clear, somehow the decal looks better and when you apply clear coat to the model they will still be shine

[@ThatRed4Runner]

Awesome!

[@2stroke4me]

Fantastic! Glad i subscribed, now i can finish my micro Tamiya Sand Scorcher. Coincidentally i have the same printer!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Coincidentally I was working on the same project too LOL!..... Well a sort of mash up version ;)

[@2stroke4me]

@@SidewaysKing75 Nice! I use an Edocar model, which looks like an exact copy of the Sand Scorcher. Can't seem to find any decent wheels for it unfortunately, do you have a suggestion? Can't wait to see what you come up with!

[@SidewaysKing75]

@@2stroke4me I too have been struggling for wheels but the closest I found was a mix of the Greenlight All-Terrain & Tokyo Torque aftermarket wheels sets. They're by no means exact replicas but have the size difference front to back so with a little modding and paint could work. I've also got this mash-up of the SS and something else which may come good. I'll probably end up doing both LOL!

[@2stroke4me]

@@SidewaysKing75 Now i'm getting really curious! Love your work and thanks for the suggestions, i'll look into it!

[@PC.ContrerasV]

Master, excellent

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thanks Pablo :)

[@zlin415]

Hey, nice that you made a tutorial in how to make decals. I want to use my own decals for lego figures but I think it is the same proces to make decals for them as you showed. (When my english is not that good I am sorry, i am from germany)

[@SidewaysKing75]

Yes certainly my friend this process will work for any model, miniature, toy 🚗😁👍🏻

[@JarcodeRover]

After a lucky thrift store hunting day i came home with 16 Matchbox cars :D Some had some rough adventures so this video will help me in getting them back into a show piece! Luckily i have learned to draw a bit with CorelDraw X5 so it shouldn't take to long to trace some decals :D You talk very clear and show good what i need to do or what to buy, big like and huge thanks!!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Great score.... I'd like to see them when they're done👍🏻 As always thanks for the kind words it's very much appreciated 🤗

[@JarcodeRover]

@@SidewaysKing75 It will be on my channel, camera shy as i am haha! It's a matter of finding me some better tools and then i'm on it! Thanks for the fast replies 😊

[@SidewaysKing75]

@@JarcodeRover looking forward to it 👍🏻

[@necrokillerj]

Great video, congrats 👏

[@SidewaysKing75]

Thank you very much :)

[@kevinbirnbaum6460]

FANTASTIC! I am looking to make the Aztek decals on the Polar Lights 1:350 Enterprise-A. The kit maker doesn't make them anymore and instead, you have to buy 5 kinds of pearlescent paints, an airbrush, and a MASK SET which is $85 all by itself. I do not have the patience nor the $$$ for all that. It is totally insane.

[@cass276]

Thanks for this!

[@SidewaysKing75]

Pleasure thanks for watching :)

[@juanantonioparraruiz7035]

El Cas- Hand Model Carls es un modelo que bien pintado es estupendo pero no lo conozco. Yo lo utilizaría para jugar y para la colección.