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Re: Train Stickers
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:28:06 GMT
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Steve,
Thanks for your comments. Lego is such a creative medium for making toy
trains. There are only so many elements and I am continually amazed how
people find new ways to combine them and capture the essence of real-life
prototypes (great articulation on the MAX train). Custom stickers can really
extend the creative possibilities of the bricks.
The Alps printers ("http://www.alpsusa.com/new/") are dye sublimation printers
that print CMYK along with opaque white and metallic inks. The inks can be
layered so that portions of the artwork (a logo for instance) can be
underprinted with white (see
"http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/BC_557966.JPG"). Also, colors
can be enhanced with metalic silver and gold (see the gold signage on the
coaches in
"http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/William_Crooks.JPG"). The
opaque inks are unique to Alps for low-cost printers and the company has found
a real niche with model makers.
-BMW
In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> You mentioned an Alps printer. Does it print in white (white ink)? We had an
> earlier thread about custom logo printing and it seems to be a drag if you
> have white in your logo, your kind of stuck.
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| You mentioned an Alps printer. Does it print in white (white ink)? We had an earlier thread about custom logo printing and it seems to be a drag if you have white in your logo, your kind of stuck. BTW As I said in my direct mail. Your models are (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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