mgbgtv8steve Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hi All - I have a set of decals in 1/72nd scale which has a particular scheme that I'd like in 1/32ns scale - does anyone know anyone who can enlarge to 32nd. scale and colour print on decal film? Oh the joys of being a picky pensioner!! Regards, Steve S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hi Steve I wouldn't have thought a straight 225% enlargement would have worked. There'd be too much 'fuzz' around the edges and the quality of some markings at 1/72 wouldn't be good enough to stand enlargement and they'd look a bit rough. That is only an opinion I may be wrong. You'd be better off getting someone like Mal of Miracle Masks to do you a set of masks from the original decals... Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbyrne629 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 In order to scale the decals up they would have to be in vector format. It wouldn't be possible in Photoshop because it is a bitmap based program. If you can trace the decals in Adobe Illustrator it should be possible to scale them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgtv8steve Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thank you both for your input - looks like I need to find a different scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Yup Steve Have to agree with what the others said Although mask providers abound, you can forget custom decal manufacturers at a realistic cost eg one scheme for say the price of a whole sheet seems to be roughly what a custom mask might cost I guess if it were that easy pretty much every scheme would be available in 1/32 There are quite a few subjects which frustratingly only exist in smaller scales, and require decals rather than / as well as masks Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgtv8steve Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 I agree with all you say Nick, but it's just a tad frustrating when you see a scheme which makes you go 'that's nice' and you can do some of it but, it's like they always say, - 'the devil is in the detail' which you can't build with a mask but requires a decent decal!! In this case it's the Statue of Liberty badge for the 48th.TFW on Col.S.T. Smith's F.100D. I'll just have to 'make do' with 'Triple Zilch' of the 20th TFW. - hey ho, the sacrifices you have to make for this hobby!! Steve S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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