Custom Decals?

[Pilot-294]

looking to customize my pz F4U with some cool decals, was wondering how to do it cheap, easy, and looking good. any ideas?

 

[ananas1301]

From what I´ve heard and what I did, the best way of doing that if you really want to customize nicely, go to a copy shop and make them copy stickers for you and that doesn´t cost too much either.

 

[Pilot-294]

heres what i did, i was figuring that ill do it this way till i am confident i won't break a cowl very often lol i tape-laminated some printed images and taped them to the nose. needed some nose art that was "me" hahaha since I'm headed into the USAF i put USAF and USAAF stickers on the front



figure it will look great from a distance lol

 

[colorex]

I suppose at that scale you'll have to do printed decals... and not cut-out.

 

[ananas1301]

It looks nice for a start, I gotta say.

But colorex is right. You´ll have to do what he said.

 

[Pilot-294]

yea, i agree i just wanted to set these up like this for now on account of me not being a wonderful pilot haha

 

[Revj Vegas]

This fellow's how-to video seems a good idea...haven't tried it yet myself, but plan to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKxFTirkI-8

 

[mikey]

Try Callie's Graphics. Just got a great scheme for my Cessna 182

 

[fwa2500]

Try Callie's Graphics. Just got a great scheme for my Cessna 182

are they sticker type or waterslide? im looking to get some waterslide decals made for my albatros.

 

[Pilot-294]

thanks for the ideas, ill have to look into the vinyl prints, looking for something do-it-yourself... wonder if theres clear vinyl instead of the white

 

[earthsciteach]

If you want cheap and easy, I can show you that. If you want "looking good" close up, well, stop being so damned picky. The decals I made for my Super Cub were just stolen images from the internet (open source-leave me along copyright police) printed on photo quality paper. I bought super thin, double sided sticky stuff at Michael's to adhere.

They looked great until you and I went flying in the snow that day.... Now they look AWESOME! Tye dye AAF insignias!

 

[Pilot-294]

haha nice I remember them!

 

[mikey]

sticker

 

[Shady]

Just getting around to the forum again and noticed this thread.
If anyone needs some custom decals made or designed, I can make them for you and mail them out.

I made the first big bunch of the flitetest logos for Chad last year. I think they came out pretty well.
Send me a PM or reply if needed.

Thanks,
Alan
aka Shady