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As I said earlier, I don't like the weight and modern look to the Goodyear decals (for the tyres).
The original 1966 tyres look stenciled on and somewhat worn, not to mention a lot lighter typeface.

So, I found a good side view of the GT40 wheel and imported it into Coreldraw.
I scanned my model wheels to establish the correct scale size.
Then printed out front and rear artwork on some cardstock...which I hand cut into stencils.

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Center as best as possible onto the tyres and spray with Createx Auto Air sealer white.
I deliberately left them a bit faded and weak, hopefully to give them that race worn look.

They're not perfectly in position, but i still like the look over the decals.

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I think I've got the paintwork sorted...time to add the rest of the body striping (decals).

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<blockquote data-quote="airdave" data-source="post: 222837" data-attributes="member: 12086">As I said earlier, I don&#039;t like the weight and modern look to the Goodyear decals (for the tyres).The original 1966 tyres look stenciled on and somewhat worn, not to mention a lot lighter typeface.So, I found a good side view of the GT40 wheel and imported it into Coreldraw.I scanned my model wheels to establish the correct scale size.Then printed out front and rear artwork on some cardstock...which I hand cut into stencils.[ATTACH=full]107302[/ATTACH]Center as best as possible onto the tyres and spray with Createx Auto Air sealer white.I deliberately left them a bit faded and weak, hopefully to give them that race worn look.They&#039;re not perfectly in position, but i still like the look over the decals.[ATTACH=full]107303[/ATTACH]I think I&#039;ve got the paintwork sorted...time to add the rest of the body striping (decals).[ATTACH=full]107304[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="airdave, post: 222837, member: 12086"] As I said earlier, I don't like the weight and modern look to the Goodyear decals (for the tyres). The original 1966 tyres look stenciled on and somewhat worn, not to mention a lot lighter typeface. So, I found a good side view of the GT40 wheel and imported it into Coreldraw. I scanned my model wheels to establish the correct scale size. Then printed out front and rear artwork on some cardstock...which I hand cut into stencils. [ATTACH type="full"]107302[/ATTACH] Center as best as possible onto the tyres and spray with Createx Auto Air sealer white. I deliberately left them a bit faded and weak, hopefully to give them that race worn look. They're not perfectly in position, but i still like the look over the decals. [ATTACH type="full"]107303[/ATTACH] I think I've got the paintwork sorted...time to add the rest of the body striping (decals). [ATTACH type="full"]107304[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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