Hello all,

hope somebody can help with this, im having trouble with flags.finding that flag print cracks when folded around the poleor just positioning on the figures. i tried touching up with pen but dosnt look right, anybody got any tips ?.

steve

Try rolling the flag gently around a bit of wire to get it semi folded before squeezing it together at either end - rather than just folding / creasing and cracking it. Love the Big Bang Theory reference. Sheldon would approve.

If you get the flag sheet thoroughly soaked with watered-down PVA glue before you wrap it round, this should solve the problem.   I find that there is always a little touch up required on flags on the edges, because it is next to impossible to avoid white edges, but I use paint to do that rather than a pen.
 

A careful dab with a paintbrush in the appropriate colour should help.  The tip about painting on the flag edge is excellent - I've used it for my French & Austrian "Ordinary Flags" (the Yellow ones) and it makes the flag look so much better than when it has a white border!