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| (...) Whoa! I forgot what kind of technical crowd I was talking to. By 'custom decals' I meant 'faked element prints' (so, actually even less correct than if I had meant 'stickers'). By 'label paper' I actually did mean stickers though. I haven't (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| (...) That's right, I'm trying to think of ways to duplicate the look of actual Lego printing as closely as possible, and the paper labels are just too jarring - even with photoshop-printed paper labels we have to do a bunch of post-printing work to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| (...) For those interested in painting bricks, DullCote does a pretty good job of protecting most paints, though I'd suggest avoiding water-based craft paints in favor of actual model paints. I once used some Createx airbrush paint to apply silver (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| (...) Ah, I see. Terminology is sloppy - I use glossy photo paper myself, and Elmer's Washable Glue Stick (and colored pencils so that the edges aren't glaringly white). So I don't use decal, film, or glue-backed paper in actuality, though I call (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| (...) Imprinted? Take that to OT, mister. And be careful handling those screens--you might strain yourself. Dave! (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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