looking for a Decal Printing Service

[El Hombre]

All,

Lately I've been experimenting with printing my own decals. Although I've followed every bit of advice I could find, I didn't get the results I wanted. So now I'm on the lookout for a compagny that prints custom decals - preferred a european one, regarding shipping costs...

anybody that knows one?

[Regash]

I never worked with any of them but first one Google spits out: Wessex Transfers

[El Hombre]

I never worked with any of them but first one Google spits out: Wessex Transfers

Your Google Fu is no question better than mine. But this one is located in Australia. I guess I'll pay more for the shipping than for the decals themselves...

[Regash]

In Australia?!?
I thought I've read UK...
Sorry.

[Tablet]

In Australia?!?
I thought I've read UK...
Sorry.

The main page gives the impression that they're British, apart from the fact the Union flag is in the shape of a Kangaroo.

Again, I've not used them but fallouthobbies.com might be worth a look, I believe they're european based but I could be wrong.

[Tim]

Lately I've been experimenting with printing my own decals. Although I've followed every bit of advice I could find, I didn't get the results I wanted.

May i ask what problem you had with the results? Just asking because i tried it for the first time as well on my latest project and am quite happy with the process and results.
(Laser printer + transparent transfers applied to white, gloss varnished background using vallajo decal fix and decal medium)

[El Hombre]

Lately I've been experimenting with printing my own decals. Although I've followed every bit of advice I could find, I didn't get the results I wanted.

May i ask what problem you had with the results? Just asking because i tried it for the first time as well on my latest project and am quite happy with the process and results.
(Laser printer + transparent transfers applied to white, gloss varnished background using vallajo decal fix and decal medium)

I used a laser printer to print on transparent transfer paper. Some of the print started to run when touched, so I got really carefull at that moment . Then i applied a coating (some pate I was advised) again: some parts began to run when i applied the coating (it was liquid, so had to use a brush). So on the next few I made a small blob on the print, but now that has dried as a small bubble (could have known) so they are too thick. So most of my problems are situated in this step - haven't got any further, and decal paper is quite expensive to try experimenting on.

Since it seemed to work for you - how did you tackle this? I just want a sheet of numbers .

[Tim]

Interesting, are you sure you got the right paper for laser printers? There are basicly 4 different types for laser or inkjet each with transparent or white background.

I got this paper for laser / transparent (sorry, german): https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00L8Q ... UTF8&psc=1
Printed a sheet of symbols using highest detail setting for photo paper on a cold laser printer (not used before that day).
Let the paper cool off untouched for a couple of minutes.

That's it, i got well usable decals. With laser printers, no varnishing/sealing of the decal on the paper is required (different with inkjet as inks are not water resistant).
Colors stayed on when you but the decal paper into water to apply. The decals are a bit thinker than the professionally printed ones, so i needed to work with a good amount of decal softener/medium and even that did not make the colors run.

Be aware that transparent decals should be applied to a white surface. (i painted white and gloss varnished the surface before applying the decal). If you put them on other colors like a black base, the colors/brightness of the decal will change significantly (as it's transparent).

[El Hombre]

BIG thank you man, i'll order some of the paper you linked me to, and have another go. That paper is much cheaper than the one I was told to use by my DIY-shop as well; that costed €8/A4!

[E99]

Great decals, Tim! Can you share your template? I have Greebo's Knights and want to make similar decals but don't know how to make them the right size and shape.

[Olaf the Stout]

Does anyone have a link for decal paper that will ship to Australia?

[Tim]

Great decals, Tim! Can you share your template? I have Greebo's Knights and want to make similar decals but don't know how to make them the right size and shape.

The heraldy i used is personal to me, it's the coat of arms of my city of birth, the city where i grew up, the city & region i live in now ... in Germany every little village still has one. I'd prefer to keep that unique to my team

I just took the heraldy i wanted from google/wikipedia. Then i made a blank powerpoint page in A4 size and pasted each coat of arms around 20 times and resized it to several sizes and aspect ratios. I measured the shield width/height on the yeomen and resized some to that, in PPT you can use cm/mm as size unit and it's fairly correct on the printout. Otherwise i went mostly by eyesight and also experimented with different design ideas on the tabbards and coats. Always keep 3-4 in the same size, because sometimes you have to use 2 halfs of the same coat of arms. In this case it's often easier to apply the full one and then cut it on the mini, for example on the Yeoman's shield. It also helps to have a spare in the same size in case you mess one up.

I have a fifth knight/yeoman pair i want to do a tutorial with. I'll do it when the team is finally finished (after Dungeonbowl).

[Tim]

Does anyone have a link for decal paper that will ship to Australia?

first hit on google: "waterslide decal paper australia"
https://drdecalmrhyde.com.au/product-ca ... cal-paper/

[El Hombre]

Does anyone have a link for decal paper that will ship to Australia?

Wessex transfers is located in australia. So I guess they will ship there as well . They've been very helpfull so far!

[E99]

The heraldy i used is personal to me, it's the coat of arms of my city of birth, the city where i grew up, the city & region i live in now ... in Germany every little village still has one. I'd prefer to keep that unique to my team

Yeah, I get it. I would not use the actual heraldy, just the sizes. Again, great work!