Decal Paper

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Iron Horseman

Iron Horseman

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Has anyone had good/bad luck with various brands of decal paper? I'm ready to buy and there are so many options. I am going with white. I have a laser printer not an ink jet.
 
Thin Film is supposed to be one of the best. I have some but have not got to the point of printing decals for my layout.
 
From what i was told by another modeler (scale horse drawn modeler) is the best decals you can make you have to have a printer that will print white and then over that your color. Reason being is you want a white base for the letters or logo to stand out.

So I would say try the decal paper with a white background.

I used clear and the lettering does not stand out very good on a dark model.

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The striping is all paint and it stands out really well compared to the decal lettering that I made with my ink jet printer.
 
I use Koala "No Spray" paper and an Epson Inkjet printer. Other guys have used Koala white or clear. You can get it on the internet. I use either MicroSol/MicroSet, or my own goo (80%MEK 20% acetone) to settle the decal on textured surfaces. The no spray stuff puts the printing under the plastic carrier. The regular stuff is like a normal decal that may or may not need dullcote spray.
 
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