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  • Member since
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  • From: Detroit, MURDER CITY
Source for Custom Decals?
Posted by RudyOnWheels on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 2:57 PM
Hello all, I am building a 1:48 PBY Catalina, as a gift for a dear friend. His father served on a "sub hunter" in the South Pacific in WWII. I wanted to have his Father's name and nickname put on a decal for the plane... Is there a source of anyone that makes such an animal or can do this for me? I am obviously willing to pay for it :)Or, I guess if ALL else failed, I could probably do it on my work's copier, using decal paper. I'd just need to know what size to use for 1:48. I will likely use aftermarket decals in that process, and try to match the one decal to the rest.... I did some searching, but it seems all the searches bring up articles, not stuff from the forums. I apologize if this has been asked and answered. Thank You, Rudy
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Posted by Wolfman_63 on Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:49 PM

You can make them yourself. Micro-Mark sells a kit that has clear and white paper and the sealer. As for size, You can measure the area and pick the correct font that was used then with most photo editors you can type it in a size it to what you measured. Print out 3 or 4 on a sheet so you have extra. When sealing use a couple of very light coats. Depending on the printer ink, if you spray too thick the ink could run. Make sure you use the correct paper, ones for ink jets are different than laser printers. Make sure you make it 600 dpi or higher resolution and that the printer can print that high of a resolution.

When you print them out, just print in a corner of the sheet. You can them just cut the area and seal it leaving the rest of the sheet for future decals. If you can locate a picture of the actual plane, they do make decals of letters and numbers for various scales so you can match the original plane numbers. If the plane has nose art, it can be drawn and scanned or if you can find a picture, you can make a decal out of it.

Hope this helps.

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David's Scale Models - https://www.davidsscalemodels.com

 

 

 

 

 

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, April 24, 2015 8:55 AM

There is an article in the January 2013 FSM on doing inkjet decals.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    February 2003
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Posted by midnightprowler on Friday, April 24, 2015 4:30 PM

Pm me, I have a friend that might be able to help you, I will give you his email.

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