Making patches/ decals for 120mm fig...

I know that Hans prints his own patches, in 1/35. He might be along soon to offer advice. Stay tuned.

Steve

 

No need even to use photoshop, just resize them in Word as you would clipart. Print on white paper at the highest possible resolution. I've sealed mine with decal saver. Apply dilliuted white glue tothe back which will soften the paper and apply where needed. The softened paper will conform to the folds nicely. I seal my figures with an airbrushed layer of Dullcote.

SWEEEEEETTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys for your input. I primed the fig two days ago, sanded some places and got the 2nd prime coat on this morning BEFORE my run .... (damn early risers, I know!) I'll let it sit until later on today before I start in on fhe painting.

I still have a ways to go before I add the "decals", but thanks again for verifying what I was thinking!

Off to my 2ndary project w/ fiber optic lighting, YEA!!!!

Myself, I made rank and unit patches using MS Paint, then printed them out on white decal paper...Depending on the unit, some patches are so small that you can't get any real detail, while others, like that horse blanket that the 1st Cav wears, are easy...

For 120mm figures, you'll need name-tapes and rank (depnding on the uniform and body armor) as well as the SSI and flag.  Just remember that the US Flag on the right sleeve goes on with the blue field facing forward..

These are my 1/35 scale decals..

 

Hans von Hammer wrote:

Myself, I made rank and unit patches using MS Paint, then printed them out on white decal paper...Depending on the unit, some patches are so small that you can't get any real detail, while others, like that horse blanket that the 1st Cav wears, are easy... For 120mm figures, you'll need name-tapes and rank (depnding on the uniform and body armor) as well as the SSI and flag.  Just remember that the US Flag on the right sleeve goes on with the blue field facing forward.. These are my 1/35 scale decals..

Easy on the "blanket" there, Hans. We prefer "shield".

Yours look good. Mind if I use them for some of my 1/35 guys? As far as how I was thinking about doing it ...

I've got a few images, some from my own pictures, that I intended to use. Specifically, a tan IR flag that Soldiers are wearing now in country. I don't think that I had a fll color flag on after I left Kuwait. And yes, Hans is correct ... the Stars fly forward.

The "blanket" thing goes back to my days at Ft Hood and the 2 AD,lol...

As for the decals, go ahead... They print out a skoshi bit smaller than shown on my printer...

how do you know what to size it to for the scale you want?

Charlie,

I didn't use the images that Hans gave me ... although I plan to for future figures. The images that I used, I sized them using PhotoShop. Basically, I measured the spot where I wanted to put them, and them sized the image appropriately.

 

I will try that. I just want to use some of my own stuff to create my own custom decals for the rank and arm bands of german ww2 figures. I want to make them for 1/35.

Thanks again!

Charlie

Good luck with that Charlie. 1/35 stuff is going to be REALLY small, so keep that in mind.