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(...) The scale modeling crowd also uses Future floor polish as a gloss-coat. I'm not sure if it would stand up to the rigors of playing with the sprayed part, though. Check rec.models.scale for references to Future for theories on how to airbrush. (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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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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(...) Hi Bruce... I was focused on the second sentence of those I left. In the second sentence he said "custom decals, running label paper" which is what confused me in his usage. Decals go on decal paper not sticker paper. Stickers go on label (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Mike was talking about a $30 mini-silk-screening machine (what make/model Mike?). I shudder to think what my compressor and double-action air brush would cost today -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) given (...) presume (...) design (...) You guys could always make jigs and templates, then use airbrushes to paint the desired decal colors. A different part of a design could be made for each color. When you spray each color/template, then (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Silk-screening is a process that will directly print a given design onto a given object (passing ink/dye/paint through a screen/number of screens). I presume Mike means printing directly on the torso after removing any previous design first. I (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Indeed. The approach I used was to apply SolvaSet(tm) (A Walthers product IIRC, or maybe Microscale) to get the decal to conform to the shape of the model (fitting over rivets and the like) and then after it dried and was in good shape, a coat (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) As a former scale model fan, I know that there a quite a few products out there for durably securing a decal to your model. The problem is that these solutions are semi-permanent and the piece(s) will alway have that decal on it. This is great (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Do you mean decals or stickers? I believe decals are printed on decal paper and you use water to float them off their backing and transfer them while wet, while stickers are printed on dry adhesive backed paper. Tangentially, there is a (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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Hey nice, somebody made a new forum just in time for my question. Has anybody tried silkscreening onto Lego parts? I've been doing a lot of custom decals lately, running label paper through my inkjet, but I can't help but wonder if silkscreening (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Here's a neat little trick someone taught me about using the thumbnails automatically generated by Brickshelf. Add /thumb/image.jpg(und...)thumb.jpg and you will link to the thumb instead of the full image. So: (URL) Better yet, make the (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) "2 - Did you think to yourself “AND Rob Hendrix...“?" Your answer juxtaposed with Larry's question still don't make the slightest ounce of sense. :-) -->Bruce<-- p.s. you two are the guys screwing up my correctly directed post. :-) p.p.s. See! (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) That'd be me. Lugnet member #377, owner of (URL) modder of the brick, curator of this particular newsgroup, and all around Dremel wielding weirdo. Keep up the great modding work, and post it here! Be sure you set your FUT's right though! -Rob (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) It suddenly dawned on me that I couldn't recall that I had ever seen a lugnet.parts.mod forum so I ambled back here to see that it is in fact new. X-Acto® hobby knife? No. Dremel® rotary tool? No. Victorinox® Swiss Army™ Knife! I always have (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Do you mind if I ask a question(1) about these fine mods rather than comment directly? I was wondering how you shaped these? Xacto® knife or equivalent? Dremel® cutoff tool or equivalent? Something else? Would you be willing to share that (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) And proud of it, man. (...) What!?! Of course I'm bad for doing it. I am good at doing it however. (...) It had to do with axe grinding, and not specifically Lego, though Lego was in fact the medium. And how the FUT went entirely depended on (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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