There were a couple of threads before the holidays regarding printing decals. I contributed that I had checked with CopyMax about printing/copying onto laser decal paper. CopyMax didn’t have any qualms using the laser decal paper I provided. I used Bell, Inc.’s clear and white decal paper. I don’t have sophisticated software tools or graphics experience. My decals were stencils I made in Word and nose art I scanned from reference books, resized and color corrected as I thought necessary. The stencils were black, yellow, red, and blue. I used MS Photo Editor, Paint, and Word. I downloaded USAAFCSTENCIL and AMARILLOUSAF fonts off the web. Following are my experiences.
My first attempt was to create a Word document on a diskette and have CopyMax do the printing. Quality was very good. Cost as quoted in previous threads was approx. $.90 USD per sheet. The problem was, they didn’t have the USAF fonts. So, the stencils didn’t print correctly. The art work was very good.
Next, I had them make copies. I printed the originals on an Epson Stylus Color 600 printer set at “super fine” detail using Epson’s Photo Quality Glossy Paper. The art work quality wasn‘t quite as good as the laser printer stuff. But the stencils print quality was very good.
I did not try any of the other print/copy centers. I assume none will have the stencil fonts. But, they may have higher quality/resolution laser printers/copies? I chose CopyMax because they were closest to my home.
Hope this helps.
Happy Modeling this New Year!