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

[RVM]

Thank you, Merrill. I will look into this.

Is there a trick for running the smaller sheets thru the printer? I have 
only ever used regular copier paper, and the occasional 6"x4" photo paper 
(mine has dedicated trays for this). I guess I could trim the decal paper to 
6"x4" and use from the photo tray?

Robert Merz
IPMS #45732 GWICC
Current build: 1/72 Roden Fokker D.VI, 1918

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> 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