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Hi All,

Does anyone have any experience of using Vallejo's decal fixer, water based, or would you recommend sticking with the Forgeworld approach to fixing transfers i.e. using varnish gloss/matt?

Thanks in advance.

There are a multitude of decal fixers.
This experiment on method and the material you were looking at is here:
http://dioramadrama.com/experiments-with-decal-softeners-and-setters/
Good advice here too:
http://www.scalemodelguide.com/painting-weathering/decals/apply-waterslide-decals/
Even more detail than you can stand:
http://blog.fromjapan.co.jp/en/anime/gunpla-tutorial-how-to-decal-your-gundam-plastic-model-dry-transfer-and-water-slide-decals.html
Lastly, for old kits and damaged decals:
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plasitc-model-kits-how-tos/more-on-using-or-restoring-old-decals/

I have 40k Black Templars so I am expert now at getting those gosh-darn wrinkles out of shoulder-pad decals.
Good luck!

Great stuff, thanks for the comprehensive reply.