Make my own decals?

[RocketFoot]

So let me get this straight...I can buy special decal paper and print my own decals with our color laser printer at work? This could be a game changer! I am a hobby digital graphic artist and I enjoy designing graphics like nose art and logos...now I find out I can print these designs to scale and apply them to my models!?! I can also see myself scanning decal sheets before I use them in case I mess up then I can reprint them in a pinch! I wish I would have found his out before I just spent $10 on a 71 Mach 1 decal sheet so I can turn my Revell Boss model into a Mach 1! The only problem I can foresee is that most printers don't print the color white...that could be tricky!

Here are a few nose art style designs that I created recently (just using my online moniker for fun)

 

[the Baron]

Yes, a lot of modelers print their own, and do as you also mentioned, scan the original sheet to save it and print a fresh version. I don't know the specific technical details, since I don't print my own. But others here should be able to provide the details to get you going.

 

[RocketFoot]

Yes, a lot of modelers print their own, and do as you also mentioned, scan the original sheet to save it and print a fresh version. I don't know the specific technical details, since I don't print my own. But others here should be able to provide the details to get you going.

Thanks...yes I would be very interested in learning some of the details to printing decals!

 

[urumomo]

https://www.scalemodeladdict.com/threads/printing-decals-at-home.13847/

 

[RocketFoot]

https://www.scalemodeladdict.com/threads/printing-decals-at-home.13847/

Thanks for the link! This looks right up my alley! I need to find a few tutorials to see what the procedure is...looks like you have to coat the print with clear coat as soon as you print? It definitely looks fun!

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

So let me get this straight...I can buy special decal paper and print my own decals with our color laser printer at work? This could be a game changer! I am a hobby digital graphic artist and I enjoy designing graphics like nose art and logos...now I find out I can print these designs to scale and apply them to my models!?! I can also see myself scanning decal sheets before I use them in case I mess up then I can reprint them in a pinch! I wish I would have found his out before I just spent $10 on a 71 Mach 1 decal sheet so I can turn my Revell Boss model into a Mach 1! The only problem I can foresee is that most printers don't print the color white...that could be tricky!

Because there’s no such thing as white ink cartridge for the home printer or commercial printer - laser jet or inkjet.

Here are a few nose art style designs that I created recently (just using my online moniker for fun)

View attachment 105545View attachment 105546View attachment 105547View attachment 105548