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                        A dumb idea but I have hopes.

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                        GMorrison
                        • Member since
                          September 2012
                        A dumb idea but I have hopes.
                        Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, July 18, 2015 11:13 PM

                        I'm currently putting together a bunch of US Army armor models from the early sixties time frame, in Germany.

                        Think Elvis in "GI Blues".

                        Try as I might , simple white star decals are hard to find.

                        After some thought; Bing.

                        Print star on the back of a white decal sheet and cut them out.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        KnightTemplar5150
                        • Member since
                          April 2013
                        Posted by KnightTemplar5150 on Sunday, July 19, 2015 1:53 AM
                        Brilliant - so simple that it hurts to wonder why I've never thought of doing that myself!
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                        Silver
                        • Member since
                          January 2014
                        Posted by Silver on Sunday, July 19, 2015 7:02 AM
                        The Armor forum could help you out.
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                        Don Stauffer
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
                        Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, July 19, 2015 12:59 PM

                        As long as the decals needed are not too small, cutting them out is fine.  Do an outline of the background color helps cutting.  If the stars are very small, take great pains to match that background color, so you do not need to cut super-accurately.

                        Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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                        Mark Lookabaugh
                        • Member since
                          April 2015
                        Posted by Mark Lookabaugh on Sunday, August 2, 2015 2:41 PM

                        This is brilliant.  With a good straightedge and a sharp blade, It looks like a winner.

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                        Sprue-ce Goose
                        • Member since
                          September 2005
                        • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
                        Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Sunday, August 2, 2015 2:55 PM

                        An excellent idea !

                        You must have accumulated a lot of gold stars when you were very young.Surprise

                        Did you use a laser printer to produce the stars on the backing sheet? 

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                        USAFASME7
                        • Member since
                          June 2014
                        Posted by USAFASME7 on Friday, August 7, 2015 7:25 AM

                        Yeah, that really IS a great idea!

                        --Rob

                        Glue Sniffer since 1977

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                        GMorrison
                        • Member since
                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, August 13, 2015 12:14 PM

                        It worked! The bigger ones come out a little better.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        USAFASME7
                        • Member since
                          June 2014
                        Posted by USAFASME7 on Friday, August 14, 2015 10:05 AM

                        WOW that tank looks SICK!!!! Nice job!

                        --Rob

                        Glue Sniffer since 1977

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