Alternative to decals

[Doctor G]

Originally Posted by CNJ999

Tyler - I'd have to say that the concept, when in strictly a hobbyist's hands, is somewhat suspect. It does work well at the manufacturing level, of course, but there the stamping is by machine. Attempting to make full, firm, contact every time with any and all irregularities in the model's surface just using a handheld hard rubber stamp is going to be your first problem.

That situation is likely to be compounded by the difficulty of repeatedly exerting precisely the same degree of contact and pressure of the stamp from car to car, so as to obtain an identical, or at least acceptable, appearance. I'm not saying it can't be done successfully, but you will get far more consistent results, especially in regard to appearance and with a lot less effort, simply using custom decals.

CNJ999

Hi Tyler,

Yes, I would agree with CNJ999 that you would do well with custom decals and they do not cost that much.

Stan Cedarleaf at http://gold.mylargescale.com/StanCed...omDecalsx.html is an excellent guy to work with. He asks for any pictures of artwork or prototypes you want to send and he can get as precise as you want in the size and shape of the decals.

I reposted the proof sheet he did for my Large Scale Shay. I hope to use him further for some of the 1:20.3 flat cars I am planning.

Good luck!!!

Doc Tom