Post by steviesx on Nov 12, 2023 18:15:24 GMT -5
Just printed (mostly successfully) my first lot of home made decals for the wing on this McLaren F1.
I had been sent a damaged Hachette McLaren ('95 LM winner) effectively for free but already have this model so found a Minichamps Harrods F1 on eBay, missing the rear wing going for £10. Swapped the wing over and repainted, modifying a little to get the right shape as the '95 and '96 wings are different. Also picked up a batch of battered old Starter/Records kits for cheap, one of which was a mostly intact Dunlop 962.
The decals worked relatively well on the McLaren above but the decal I printed for the rear wing on the 962 was almost invisible when I applied it so I'm guessing I'll need to print it on white decal paper instead and print it on a red rectangle to bring out the yellow parts.
Has anyone got any suggestions as to the best producer of decal paper - this stuff is just from Amazon and seems to work well enough for dark decals on a lighter background but I might look to do more of this in the future and I'm sure there's better quality decal paper/card out there.
I had been sent a damaged Hachette McLaren ('95 LM winner) effectively for free but already have this model so found a Minichamps Harrods F1 on eBay, missing the rear wing going for £10. Swapped the wing over and repainted, modifying a little to get the right shape as the '95 and '96 wings are different. Also picked up a batch of battered old Starter/Records kits for cheap, one of which was a mostly intact Dunlop 962.
The decals worked relatively well on the McLaren above but the decal I printed for the rear wing on the 962 was almost invisible when I applied it so I'm guessing I'll need to print it on white decal paper instead and print it on a red rectangle to bring out the yellow parts.
Has anyone got any suggestions as to the best producer of decal paper - this stuff is just from Amazon and seems to work well enough for dark decals on a lighter background but I might look to do more of this in the future and I'm sure there's better quality decal paper/card out there.
