I’m in the process of priming my 2007 OIF figure (actually modded Ver 101st Airborne fig) and I’m beginning to think about the patches, etc that I’m going to be applying soon. All along I’ve been thinking about just printing some images that I have out on regular paper and either attaching that straight to the model or first gluing it to some thin styrene and then to the model. I’m only going to need to make three decals … 2x unit patches and 1x US flag. I figure if I can get them to size right in photoshop, I should be golden, right?
Just wanted to fly this one by everyone. What do you think? Suggestions?
No need even to use photoshop, just resize them in Word as you would clipart. Print on white paper at the highest possible resolution. I’ve sealed mine with decal saver. Apply dilliuted white glue tothe back which will soften the paper and apply where needed. The softened paper will conform to the folds nicely. I seal my figures with an airbrushed layer of Dullcote.
Thanks guys for your input. I primed the fig two days ago, sanded some places and got the 2nd prime coat on this morning BEFORE my run … (damn early risers, I know!) I’ll let it sit until later on today before I start in on fhe painting.
I still have a ways to go before I add the “decals”, but thanks again for verifying what I was thinking!
Off to my 2ndary project w/ fiber optic lighting, YEA!!!
Myself, I made rank and unit patches using MS Paint, then printed them out on white decal paper…Depending on the unit, some patches are so small that you can’t get any real detail, while others, like that horse blanket that the 1st Cav wears, are easy…
For 120mm figures, you’ll need name-tapes and rank (depnding on the uniform and body armor) as well as the SSI and flag. Just remember that the US Flag on the right sleeve goes on with the blue field facing forward…
Easy on the “blanket” there, Hans. [;)] We prefer “shield”.
Yours look good. Mind if I use them for some of my 1/35 guys? As far as how I was thinking about doing it …
I’ve got a few images, some from my own pictures, that I intended to use. Specifically, a tan IR flag that Soldiers are wearing now in country. I don’t think that I had a fll color flag on after I left Kuwait. And yes, Hans is correct … the Stars fly forward.
I didn’t use the images that Hans gave me … although I plan to for future figures. The images that I used, I sized them using PhotoShop. Basically, I measured the spot where I wanted to put them, and them sized the image appropriately.
I will try that. I just want to use some of my own stuff to create my own custom decals for the rank and arm bands of german ww2 figures. I want to make them for 1/35.
