See through decals?

[jobiwonkinosi]

I was just looking through other peoples decals and came up with an idea. no idea if it's been done before. Is there any sort of paper stuff thats see through but still like a sticker? Then if you could print the basic linework onto some of that and put it on the torso it might look quite good.

Did I explain that well? I doubt it

[Shoc]

Yep, there certainly are, a lot of people use this method of 'waterslide' decals, I find it looks much better anyway.

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[jobiwonkinosi]

Hmm, but they always look slightly chalky i find, which contrasts with the shininess of the rest of the figure. is there a way of getting round that?

[Shoc]

Hmm, but they always look slightly chalky i find, which contrasts with the shininess of the rest of the figure. is there a way of getting round that?

I've never done it myself, but I've heard maybe varnish/polish works.

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[1devils1]

Yep, there certainly are, a lot of people use this method of 'waterslide' decals, I find it looks much better anyway.

:skull:

It's all dependant on the varnish you use.

I use Colour Protection CD Spray (2 good coats) The torso shines

It's about £10 a 400ml tin but does go a long way

[Grrr]

The trick is in the printing. Standard inkjet transparent stickers, (which can be a pain to get, I use the FormTec brand, from Korea, which I buy online) are good, however, when printed with an Inkjet or Laser printer do look a little 'flat'.

What I have found is that it is best to get them done at a commercial printer, and take in my own transparent stickers - these seem to be hard for them to buy too. This has two advantages:

a) they have white ink, so you can create white decals for windows, and avoid having to match the 'body' color of the part to be stickered.

b) the inks are more glossy, and as such match nicely with the stickers that Lego produces.

It generally costs me around NZ$15 to get an A4 sheet printed, and another $2 per page of sticker paper. Not that expensive when you take into account the amount of stickers you can fit on an A4 page (enough for a medium Army).