I’ve gone the route of staining an award plaque and using flock for grass as a base for my Jug. My question is, what’s a good method for labeling the base, i.e. the fighter squadron, fighter group, serial number, pilot, etc.?
I know I could write on the bottom of the base, as it will never be seen. And I know I’ll never forget the information, but I’m thinking of anyone else that may view the model. Printing the info out on paper just doesn’t seem right after all the work I’ve put in. So, I thought I would fish for some ideas.
If you have access to a decent paint program for the computer, you can make some nameplates. Graphic images can be copy and pasted from internet to add more colour. Print out on something heavier than paper, like card stock or gloss photo paper. Trim to size and glue to the base.
On a rounded base like I have below, I needed something a bit stiffer, so a rectangle cut out from some brass sheet (had no plastic sheet on hand) and then affixed the print out to that, with a brass edge still visible.
I make a brass nameplate for dio bases or ship model bases. I make a black and clear decal using injet clear decal paper. This is applied over a piece of polished brass. It then looks like anodized and photo etched nameplate.
I curretnly use a small piece of wood stained the same as the base and then use dry transfer decals for the writing. But i have been looking for something better, and these ideas are great. Thanks guys.
And yet, another route (there’s always more ways!). If you have a local trophy shop, you can have them engrave a nice little plate for you. I’ve had a couple done, and it only costs a couple bucks. Usually, it takes a day or two for them to get to it. I have walked in once, however, and walked out with my plate in about ten minutes.
Any place that sells sports trophies can make an engraved nameplate of metal or plastic. Not sure how costly this might be, but I think probably it would be reasonable.
£20?! The economy IS much worse! I think 1985 I paid $13 for a 3x4 inch (oops 7,62x10,16cm) with engraved character & text nameplate (just $5 without the image). Going cheap in 2005, I used a kiosk vending machine: stainless rectangle, $.30@letter.
