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Hello George, My name is Dale, I don't have a Coupe, maybe some day, but please put me down for 1 set, I would like to help the cause. Just tell me where to send the money. Dale Herseth 480-832-0875 [EMAIL PROTECTED] G/F Alon S/N149 wrote: > It has been a very long and hard road to locate someone who can > reproduce > the Control wheel decals and the outside fuselage decals for "Alon > Aircoupe". I have finally located a company in Wilmington, Delaware, who > will reproduce them for us. > I would first like to have everyone understand that these decals > (originals > supplied to me by Warren) are extremely complicated to reproduce. I will > attempt to describe the process to you in a layman's language that all > can > understand. > The material is a brushed aluminum foil with a adhesive backing. > The originals were hot-stamped with foil (not printed)in four colors; > Black, > dark blue, light blue and gold. After these colors were applied to the > brushed aluminum, they were then passed throug another press to be > "embossed" in the words "ALON" and in "Aircoupe". > Now that is not the end. We still have to have a die made to cut them > out in > the wierd shape of the originals. This requires a die and then sent back > through the press again to cut them out of the press sheet. > Now let me recap what materials we will need to purchase produce the > final > product. > [1] We will have to scan the originals and output the individual colors > in > the form of a B/W negative, right reading, emulsion UP! (4 plus one for > the > blind embossing) > [2] A hot stamping die has to be made to foil-print the black. > [3] A hot stamping die has to be made to foil-print the dark blue. > [4] A hot stamping die has to be made to foil-print the light blue. > [5] A hot stamping die has to be made to foil-print the gold. > [6] A embossing die (this is a male/female die) has to be made to do the > embossing. > [7] A die has to be made to die-cut the two sizes out of the paper after > it > is complete. > Item 7 can be omitted and a hairline black line can be printed so we can > cut > them out with a pair of sissors to save money. (about $150.00) > Now that all the groundwork is completed and I have found a company that > specializes in this work, I only have ONE remaining obsticle. > It takes two decals for the control wheels. It takes two decals for the > outside. The two sizes will be run in combination on a single press > sheet. > All I need to know now is HOW MANY OF YOU OUT THERE WANT TO SPEND $20.00 > for > the complete set of decals? > At this moment I do not have a firm price, but in talking with the MFG > of > the decals today, it appears we would be in the $2,000 range (+/-). This > means we would have to sell 100 sets at $20.00 to pay the bill. > In closing, I would like to say that these decals are VERY IMPRESSIVE > after > being installed on the airplane. The sun's UV has NO EFFECT on the > coloring. > The only thing you cannot do is use abrasive polishes on them. It is > this > kind of detailing that really makes all our hard work look > professionally > finished. > I am the the FIRST in line to commit to buying TWO sets! > George Frebert > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Send a cool gift with your E-Card > http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ > > > ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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