[WWI] 4 color lozenge... grrrr...

[Rob Stewart]

Didn't someone mention a testors decal making kit the other day?

Big thread on it at The Aerodrome.
http://tinyurl.com/4pa6l7





pfalzdvii at att.net wrote:
> Testors makes white and clear INK JET decal films, and I have had some 
> luck with them, for sheets of loz, I would suggest the white for good, 
> opaque color. there are a couple of tricks to using the stuff, one, use 
> a slightly higher level  of  reproduction, the one just above  the 
> "normal" recommended, second, before printing the sheet, clean the decal 
> paper with either a clean hobby 'polishing stick', or a clean, dry, 
> rough (cheap) paper towel. I think they put a coating on the sheets to 
> keep them from sticking together in the package, and if you don't  scrub 
> it off the ink doesn't cover evenly. If anyone is interested, I can send 
> you (off list) pictures of two biplanes I rescued from a club auction 
> (sans decals) and decaled with copies of 1/48 decal sheets reduced to 
> 1/72 and printed on my very ordinary Epson printer.
> --
> Merrill
> Your Madness May Vary
>  
> 
>     -------------- Original message from "RVM" <rvm at neo.rr.com>:
>     --------------
> 
> 
>      > Hello Adrian, and thank you for writing...
>      >
>      > What I had considered is scanning this sheet, and simply changing
>     the colors
>      > to more correct tones with software, and then printing them out.
>     This would
>      > be nice since these are already shaped for placement on the model.
>      >
>      > I do not have a laser printer though... but I have a HP C5180
>     (all in one).
>      > You say the problem lies in the ink? I assume this is a reaction
>     to the
>      > Solvaset breaking it down?
>      >
>      > I appreciate your help.
>      >
>      > Robert Merz
>      > IPMS #45732 GWICC
>      > Current build: 1/72 Roden Fokker D.VI, 1918
>      >
>      > ----- Original Message -----
>      > From: "Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton"
>      > To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List"
>      > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 10:02 PM
>      > Subject: Re: [WWI] 4 color lozenge... grrrr...
>      >
>      >
>      > > Aftermarket is getting hard to find...
>      > >
>      > > Depending on your access to technology I woud be inclined to
>     create
>      > > new artwork on the PC based on your on preferences for colour and
>      > > design and which matches the protoype rolls of fabric for
>     width. You
>      > > don't need a super clever graphics program, but one which will
>     let you
>      > > paste the repetitive patterns saves a lot of hard work
>      > >
>      > > Print on clear decal paper - I suggest a laser printer rather
>     than an
>      > > inkjet as the inks in the latter are not at all comfortable
>     with decal
>      > > setting solutions even under mutiple coats of clear sealer. Apply
>      > > the decals over a pale grey in a fashion similar to the
>     original lay
>      > > of the fabric - chordwise, diagonal or spanwise or some
>     combination of
>      > > the three. The use of a very pale grey undercoat rather than white
>      > > mutes the colours just slightly, whcih I think is a good thing
>      > >
>      > > Aidrian
>      > 
> 

-- 
Rob Stewart
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