Henry, I'm in the process of fixing a couple of sets prior to trying them out. Experience has shown that several coats of acrylic varnish are needed to stop ink-run when they get wet. If you e/pm me your address I'll send a set on. I'd just finished downloading when the forum went tits-up. I know Ross said he wasn't leaving them there indefinitely but that was a bit extreme.
I clicked on the URL to see what it was like, My computer started downloading. I thought well what the heck I have a stove here the same. Then 40 min later I got to see what I was down loading. Thanks Ross, you have done a great job as per normal.
my lap top refused to down load it, claiming there "might be a virus"! It's all the same, I don't have a 71. I's just curious.
I've downloaded the decals but have not started the manufacturing process yet. Ian, could you describe your procedure for someone a wee bit thi...slow Can I use an inkjet printer? BTW they download in just over 3 minutes with BB Jim
Open the file you want in the paint/photoshop prog of your choice and resize the image to the reqd. size . Both the originals (on the stove cases) are 60mm (2 ?") wide (that's the extreme width of the actual coloured area) Use 'smart sizing' if you have it, when doing this to maintain the height:width ratio. If you have any doubts about what you see on the screen being accurately transmitted to the paper, size-wise or colour-wise, print it off onto a sheet of ordinary paper and check the result to see that it has turned out how you expected it to. If it hasn't you can modify your work to achieve the desired result without buggering-up a sheet of decal paper in the process. I printed it off onto white water-slide paper from: http://www.craftycomputerpaper.co.uk/ using a bog-standard BJ printer that came with the computer. Check your decal paper's instructions re. printers - mine says to use BJ. Once they have printed leave them to dry for an hour or so, then give the printed surface several coats of aerosol acrylic varnish (Plastikote do a good one) This will 'fix' the printed image and prevent ink-run when the decal gets wet. If you haven't printed all over the sheet of decal paper, cut off the printed area and just varnish that. Save the rest for future use. I gave the decals 4 coats of varnish. Allow each coat to dry as per instructions & give the last coat longer. Cut out the coloured area of each decal. If you leave a border on white paper you will get a white border on your decal. Small sharp scissors are ideal for this but use the cutting tool you like best. Cast your mind back x-and-a-half years to the last time you built an Airfix model aeroplane. Applying these decals is just the same. Blot them gently with a handkerchief or kitchen paper to dry up excess water and smooth out air bubbles from underneath. When they are dry give them a couple of coats of varnish more . If you hold a piece of card about half an inch above the edge of the decal as you spray it , it will feather the edge of the varnish. If you haven't done this before ,try it out on scrap using spray paint to see what will happen when you do it for real with varnish.
I've just been informed that both the front decals in the zip-file are the Hjorth (older) version! That's what you get for rushing! If you have a mid 50's to early 60's silver 71 tin you'll want the BAHCO front decal artwork (1mb) http:// Ian - did the images print out too large originally? They are big pixel wise & may look huge on screen but should print actual size - they do in Photoshop anyway
I didn't follow that route. After I'd measured up what was left of the originals I made up a suitably sized box in my print shop, pasted the image underneath it then shrunk the image until it fit. They didn't need to be shrunk much.
I noticed that both were Hjorth but didn't know which I needed anyway I have the silver 71 so thanks for letting me know that the Bahco is correct. When I printed on plain paper from Photoimpression the size seemed spot on. Still painting the case but will need the transfer paper soon. Jim
Hi Jim, The silver tin could be either depending on age. I think it has 1955 when they changed to the BAHCO decal.
Hi Ross I took pictures of what was left of the original decals but i can't locate them. I bought a book to improve my memory but I can't find that either In case I dont find the pics, is there another way of dating the 71? OOPS ignore the above - I've just remembered it's got AL on the tank, so 1947 Jim
