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Post by redrob on Nov 30, 2021 15:22:17 GMT
In a spate of continuing madness, I am making more decals for shields. But (and its a real pain) my Epson printer is now refusing to print them in both detail and colour fast.
So does anyone also print their own and what printer do you use?
In terms of artwork my stuff matches LBMS so I am happy with that.
Cheers
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Post by nangwaya on Dec 1, 2021 20:50:01 GMT
Hi redrob;
I have been primarily working with inkjet printers for over 20 years, and I might be able to help.
When you mention that the printer is refusing to print, can you elaborate? Is it a quality issue?
I hope I can help you out.
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Post by genoansteel on Dec 2, 2021 1:54:19 GMT
This is based on my own experiences, so YMMV. I use an old Canon inkjet printer (IP7270). It's not color fast, so I normally let the decals dry for a few hours then spritz a few thin layers of Gloss varnish. This makes the decal slightly stiff, so for more curved shields (Greek Hoplons) I'll cut 3 evenly spaced notches on it and use decal softener on the other side. If you are designing the shields yourself, I'd recommend using some vector graphics program like Inkscape (it's free) to scale it down and print it. I find raster graphics programs don't scale very well.  |
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Post by haywire on Dec 5, 2021 12:42:43 GMT
I use a HP colour laser. Works fine. I create the artwork in Affinity Designer.
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Post by redrob on Jan 2, 2022 15:44:46 GMT
Thanks for the input fellas! I appear to have solved my problem (£££!) sticking with AI/PS for designing and a spanking new Canon PIXMA to print. It was an easier rout to go down rather than trying to get my heed round the technicalities of technicolour! I am very happy with the results I am getting now.
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Post by Mr.E on Nov 8, 2022 22:10:39 GMT
Which decal paper are you using? I would like to give a try but I don't know which paper are the best for such small thing, I recall decals paper was blue for plastic models but never saw this sell as blank.
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