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                        No decals in my U-Boat!?

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                        Hokey
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        No decals in my U-Boat!?
                        Posted by Hokey on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 7:14 AM

                        Building Modelcraft U581 and the kit is missing decals. I'm a noob modeler but I think I read some where about being able to make decals on a PC/Printer set up.

                        So I need to create the actual U581 numbers as well as a small "bug" decal. I have a .jpg of the bug I got of a U-Bboat website.

                        Thx for any/all help.

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                        Don Stauffer
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
                        Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:23 AM

                        Depends on the color of the number.  It is easy to create dark color decals for use over light colors.  Printing white or light colored decals for application over dark surfaces takes real skill, however.

                        Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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                        Hokey
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        Posted by Hokey on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:30 AM
                        Would be white over grey paint for numerals.
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                        Cadet Chuck
                        • Member since
                          April 2009
                        • From: Longmont, Colorado
                        Posted by Cadet Chuck on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:30 PM

                        The current issue of FSM has a nice detailed article written by Don Stauffer on this subject that should answer all your questions.  (Good work, Don!)

                        Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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                        Hokey
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        Posted by Hokey on Thursday, December 20, 2012 3:54 PM

                        Got it. Read it. Will try it. Thx.

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