Methfix® & Pressfix® Transfers
The HMRS is proud to offer this high quality range of railway transfers in both 4mm & 7mm scales. The Methfix and Pressfix transfers has long been the first choice of the discerning modeller. The full range of British Rail, Pre-Grouping and Pre-Nationalisation transfers for locomotives, carriages and wagons, in 4mm and 7mm scales, is now being produced and developed by the HMRS, to complement its historical livery portfolio.
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It should be noted that to give acceptable download times the images of individual transfers are not of high resolution. The small illustrations here, against a steel ruler with 0.5mm divisions, should indicate the quality of the monochrome and multi-colour printing. |
An example from the range.
BR revenue vehicles pre-TOPS (Stripes, instructions etc., see other sheet also)
Difference Between Transfers Types
Methfix transfers are similar to waterslide, but with one major difference. They are "fixed" by the application of a mixture of methylated spirit and water. This means that the usual carrier for water slide transfers is totally absent. The result is a transfer that looks as if it were actually painted or printed directly on to the model. There is no carrier to hide afterward.
The major advantage of Methfix over Pressfix is that they can be very finely adjusted using a tiny brush to "float" the transfer into place. This is especially important where you have a very confined space with a beaded edge, rather than the ideal of a large expanse of flat surface.
Overseas readers may like to know that for the Methfix type transfers, what we in Britain call methylated spirit is available in the USA as Denatured Ethyl Alcohol.
List of Transfers
Methfix® and Pressfix® are Registered Trademarks of the HMRS.
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