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Re: A teaser..

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:34 pm

Nicolas_Fantich wrote:Nice work young Damo ;)

Vector-based graphics ? How will you print these ? Laser ?

G'day Nicolas...
I do the initial linework in Autocad...been using it for 20-odd years, so it's generally pretty straightforward. Unless I have to trace something....I hate tracing!
Once it's done in Autocad, I import it into CorelDraw to fill in the solid areas. I've found it better to do it this way, 'cos sometimes there can be issues when I try to import solid hatching. When I'm sizing the decals, I just print from Autocad and lay it up against the model.
Up until now, I've been printing on my trusty ol' inkjet, but this is limiting as nobody's come up with an affordable way to print white. My Mobil Mustang decals are going to be printed by Custom Hobby Decals http://customhobbydecals.com/, as are this lot.
Incidentally, there's around 20 hours of work getting them to this point.
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Re: A teaser..

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:49 pm

Aaaarrrrgh!
So I bit the bullet and decided it would be most helpful for youse guys to have a decal placement guide, even though you're all clever enough to figure it out for yourselves..
Simply dropping my decals onto a jpeg of a P-51 wouldn't cut it (I can get a little OCD about these kinds of things..) so I started tracing a 3-view..
I. Hate. Tracing!

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Re: A teaser..

Postby hrtpaul » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:23 pm

I reckon the leading edge on the left hand wing is a bit crooked. Just sayin :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: A teaser..

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:39 pm

hrtpaul wrote:I reckon the leading edge on the left hand wing is a bit crooked. Just sayin :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Nah, you're just not seeing straight...first signs of blindness you know - better ease up on that RH action.. :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: A teaser..

Postby hrtpaul » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:08 am

Cap'n Wannabe wrote:
hrtpaul wrote:I reckon the leading edge on the left hand wing is a bit crooked. Just sayin :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Nah, you're just not seeing straight...first signs of blindness you know - better ease up on that RH action.. :twisted: :twisted:

Well you are the leading expert on such matters :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: A teaser..

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:55 am

After a couple of interruptions from folks wanting me to do *actual* work for them, I'm slowly working through the placement guide.. Have the top, bottom, and side views traced, and starting to play around with placement. Lotsa work still to go!
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Re: A teaser..

Postby hrtpaul » Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:49 pm

Looks great man. Tell them buggers that want work done that you are busy doing very important model stuff 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: A teaser..

Postby oz rb fan » Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:01 pm

nice stuff there....i'd better find another tamiya 1/48 mustang....i have plans for the one i have
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Re: A teaser..

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:49 pm

I'll be doing a "test shot" using a Tamiya 1/72 kit..
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Re: A teaser..

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:11 pm

Slowly, slowly. Had to adjust the size of a couple of the logos after double checking the measurements..
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