What Gerry says. I use my homemade decals for place names on the layout fascia and structure signs and lettering. Roger Nulton
From: Gerry Evans Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 7:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} decals CAREY: I make about 80%-85% of the decals I use. I have an HP six-color ink jet, D7160. I've collected images from all over the net and stored them in a folder called, simply, Decals, with maybe 60 files such as Airplanes, Political, Booze etc. To compose a sheet of decals I create an MS Word document and transfer the stored images I want to use onto that document. MS Word is extremely easy to use for manipulating images, i.e. size, ratio, cropping, contrast etc. I get my decal paper from Micro-Mark though the stuff at local hobby stores is probably just as good except most of it I've seen are 4"x6" as opposed to the 81/2"x11" sheets from Micro-Mark. If I don't totally fill up a sheet with what I want, I always fill up any open remainder with miscellaneous images for future use. Once I've printed a sheet of decals I let them dry thoroughly and then spray the sheets with three coats of Krylon clear. It doesn't matter if you spray with gloss, matte or dull spray though I usually use gloss. Gerry Evans In St. Louis Has anyone tried the home made decals using decal paper and fixer spray? There are several that claim to work but I hesitate to be the guinea pig to test them. Carey Carey Probst Owner/Operator Pennsyltucky RR Chief Microferroequineologist
