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Hiya all.... Just thought you might be interested in having a look at some custom torsos I've been working on.... (URL) just redrawn the original ones...then modified them. Feel free to download and use them... I'm eventually going to put a link (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Awesome. Do you have any people that are wearing these already? I want to see them "live". -- Pawel (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Kevin, As a big fan of LEGO custom work, I must say those torsos are quite excellent! Having made a few myself I'm guessing you used Illustrator? to make those? Regardless...I accepted the invitation and downloaded your files. I printed them out on (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) female torsos - great variety, and I like what you did with the skirts. I'm considering printing those out sometime soon... hmmm... -Shiri (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow Those are great. Now I can make a white and black knight with the scale mail torso. The second and third from last will make great new forestmen paterens. I love the brown scale mail one, leather armor. I have a few forestmen that have the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Semi-gloss sticker paper... hmmm, tell me more! To date, I've just been using regular paper and glue. Peter (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) placed (...) So far I've only done some shields (for instance, look at the "knights" section under characters: (URL) ), and what I did was buy a pack of full-sheet stickers for inkjet printers (a package of 25 sheets was $10 at Staples). I (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) custom torsos, but in the meantime it's nice to have professional graphic designer doing the work for me! ;) I'm wondering--are those large isolated falcon and lion (on the right of the shields picture) designed for ovoid shields? Right now I (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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I'm glad you all like my designs.... I do have more... some peasent torsos... when I get time, I'll put a link from my site.. By the way, is there any requests from anyone for some new designs???? Or, if you need anything existing re-drawn.... just (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The first sign to redo, if you can get a good picture to work from, is the famous, rare guarded inn sign. Make sure you make it as accurate as possible... :) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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The first sign to redo, if you can get a good picture to work from, is the (...) I think the Guarded Inn sign would be an excellent start. Keeping in mind, signs for shops..along with many shops themselves didn't occur until the local artisans got (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would love to see some of these. The questions of course is what paper would I print them on ... Is there "sticker" paper out there? Any advice and maybe a how-to guide from someone who has done it before would be very appreciated. -- Pawel (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) -- Pawel I think someone, Ed?, mentioned that you can buy 8.5" X 11" printer "sticker" paper at Staples or OfficeMax or Office Depot for fairly cheap. All I did for mine (Monty Python torsos) was create them in Illustrator, edit them in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You rock! What material did you use for the lower half of those surcoats? Is that just paper, or something thicker? Peter (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) One thing I learned, at least with the sticker paper I have (it's very flat.. like normal paper) In order to get a little gloss on the paper, and keep the inkjet ink from running if it gets soaked for some reason.. I put some packing tape over (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! Basically its a heavy-grade matte-finish printer paper. After long attempts to find the same material that TLG makes their cloaks and sails out of, I gave up. To this day I think its some sort of starched light-weight canvas. I found (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yep, see the comments in the README file here: (2 URLs) = NecroBones Enterprises (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Has anyone got one of the inn signs scanned in??? email it to me so I can re-draw it, as I don't have one.... Kev... : ) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If someone needs a great scan of the GI sign, I have one at home that I can email to them. It'd be great to have a guarded inn sign redone in Adobe Illustrator, but the one I have will actually print out pretty nicely already. The one thing (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Well I did it here is the shield I made LMKWYT. not much creativity on my part but. it serves a purpose. (URL)has anyone made a shield out of the emblem for 6519 the turbo tiger (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Can you email it to me then.... Kev.. : ) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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And for those of us who don't have access to a color laser printer, it looks like nk Jet Labels for Color Printing Full Sheet, 8-1/2" x 11", White, Permanent, 1 label per sheet 8255 20 Sheets per Package $15.99 is the choice. Peter (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) looks (...) Actually, mine is just an inkjet too, but the "laser" version of the sticky sheets works fine for me. -- -Bones- = (URL) = NecroBones Enterprises (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Using a good quality inkjet printer on the glossy sticker paper designed for inkjet ink produces excellent quality, good enough to rival laserjet print. But if you must have color laserjet output for permanent color fastness, here's a trick I picked (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Another thought: Can you use clear nail polish on top of an inkjet sticker for permanence and the appropriate gloss? Peter (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here's another thought- you could try spray-on clear-coat... Glossy laquer spray. It's usually sold right next to model paints in hobby shops. Has anyone tried this? I use it to cover over my paint jobs (check out my dragons and mage hats on (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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