Custom made decals

fozzys · Post by **fozzys** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:22 am

This is my first post on the site-and I hope this subject has not been covered before.(I have searched) I have been collecting 1/43 handbuilt cars driven by Riccardo Patrese for several years (55 so far) and wonder if anyone knows of a good source to have custom made 1/43 decals made. For example I have an Alfa 75 from the 1987 season that could be converted to a 1988 Patrese version from the ITCC with a change of driver name on a windscreen visor and a different race number that also included some sponser decals.Or a F3 Chevron from a kit produced by his late brother that could be converted to his Monza Lotteria winning car with the addition of a sponser decal for 'Life.' I have read elsewhere of Alpi printers and designing your own decals via home computer but I really dont think I have the skill or the patience to do the job. Does anyone know of someone that I can pay to produce custom made decals on this one off kind of basis? I can supply photographs or the original decals for the car that would need to be amended. The Goodwood Festival of Speed silver competitor number decals are another item that springs to mind-perhaps they in particular could have a wider appeal if the silver disc could be produced with a separate group of numbers so that several versions could be made?

little-cars · Post by **little-cars** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:22 pm

The biggest problem is getting the artwork correct.

You can print decals on your inkjet, or these days your color laser printer using either clear or white decal film.

Alternatively you can get them printed on an Alps / OKI ribon printer. These can print white, silver and gold.

Mr.Grumpy · Post by **Mr.Grumpy** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:05 pm

contact jamesb on this site, he might be able to help you out.

fozzys · Post by **fozzys** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:45 am

That's great tks for the info will give him a try. I read the post elsewhere on custom decals. Tks again.

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