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 Posted - July 03 2012 : 05:05:30 AM
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For those that are reading my scale test car project report in the customizing/kit bashing thread, the decal paper I bought is from Decalpapers.com and they state that they use Bel brand decal paper media.
This may be available locally, but I remember going to Michaels Crafts, Joannes Fabrics and Office Depot without success before ordering online. When I got them, I ordered a pack of 10 clear sheets, 11x8.5 size, for about 15.99. The website lists that same set for 19.98 now, some 5 months later. (no inflation going on here folks, just move along) That was the best deal I found at that time online.
The alternative white decal paper would permit white lettering where the font outlines the white letter with a colored border, black or other color, but you have to trim surgically to accomplish that and you are still left with white space between letters. Better off using the pain-in-the- rear dry transfer stuff in that case.
Ron
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Posted - July 03 2012 : 10:51:12 AM
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I've been using the BEL films for years now, and have been very pleased. It's really thin yet workable... cheaper than Microscale, and not as thick and gummy and Testors.
Incidentally the prices you quoted are quite a bit higher than they used to be... I believe I got a 30-pack for $20 shipped at the time. Wow. I need to restock soon though, phooey.
White is always tricky. I have an Alps MD5000 which allows me to print white, but I'm very fortunate in that regard. Otherwise if you are doing a negative-space fill (like your GN logos on the scale test car - VERY NICE project BTW) you can simply layer your "clear" decal onto white film and then cut out the layered decal. But when white elements have a lot of negative fill space - as do my logos and non-standard logotype, etc - you're pretty well limited.
Certain colors on inkjets don't translate well either. Yellows, oranges, light shades of blue and green... remember that inkjet ink is translucent, so those colors are greatly affected by the underlying basecoat.
One of the things I wish I could find now was the extensive tutorial I made for designing and printing decals. I had it posted at ModelTrainsWeathered but the owner cratered that site. I'd wanted to rehost it on my site but couldn't bring myself to type it all out again. Maybe it's saved on another PC....
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