JAZ

Awesome watch project! Didn't know about the commando!

Thanks guys! This is all very helpful. I've ordered some Glow Paint, and also some Glow Inc paint and an oiler. @ JoeyB --> Now I'm a little confused because I'm not sure what kind of decals I'm dealing with exactly. They're waterslide. Two are on a light blue-ish paper and have both gilt minute and hour markers, but with the text in white (they're tudor 7928s), and one, all gilt 7928, on white paper. I was assuming all would slide off the backing to be clear apart from the printed text, and that they would stand out nicely atop the black painted background. I'll be trying one of them out tonight, and will let you know what I discover.

Thanks Frank. That's really helpful. Would you mix the Revell Night Color mix with lume powder? Also, does this look like a good oiler for the task? --> http://www.ebay.com/...1#ht_1077wt_902 Those are exactly what I'm aiming for being able to do. I have some of JMB's waterslide decals and two nicely painted black dial blanks all ready for the decals. You mentioned: "But what I use for lume is an acrylic water based 'Glow Paint'. It comes in a whitish lume looking color, and I tint it using one of those 99¢ kids water color paint set. A tiny piece of the dry/hardened brown mixed in until it is the color I want. It gives that grainy textured look." Where do you get the "Glow Paint" you're referring to? Can you hook me up with a link? Since you haven't been using an oiler, what have you been using? Thanks tons, JZ

Oh yeah! That's awesome!

Hi all, I've been lurking for ages, admiring your huge body of knowledge and inspiring efforts. I've started vintagizing dials and hands using matte spray, cigar smoke, toaster oven, and halogen lamp, which has been fun and a learning process. Now I'm wanting to work with a dial made using a decal. I want to build up the dial markers in a vintagized way (meaning there's room for error and a lack of precision), which I assume can perhaps be done using lume paint from glow, inc, but wanted to ask: Does anyone have any advice on how to build up the lume markers so that they are a bit puffy and have that eroded tritium look? I read in this thread about combining nitro-lacquer and lume powder (though his looks a bit heavy on the wood dye): http://www.repgeek.c...highlight=tudor I would like to build up the lume markers so that I can then proceed to age them a bit using matte spray, cigar smoke, and maybe a halogen lamp combo. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, JZ I'm thinking about something in this direction: or this: http://www.rwg.cc/topic/129705-a-tudor-7922-small-crown-sub/page__hl__%2Btudor+%2B7922__fromsearch__1 or Woof's in this thread (third entry down) --> http://www.rwg.cc/topic/139103-building-a-tudor-7928-many-details-comments-welcome/page__hl__tudor__fromsearch__1

That 7922 is an inspiration! Does anyone have any advice on how to build up the lume markers so that they are a bit puffy and have that eroded tritium look? I've read about combining nitro-lacquer and lume powder here: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=73978&highlight=tudor

Does anyone know if these will fit Narikaa's 1680 red sub?

me too!

Sishac, have you made any headway on this project? Would love to see photos. I have the same watch coming in the mail this week from Reg (along with two others), and am very excited to try my hand at some of the things you mentioned.