Re: FT Die, Fleet Emblems
From: Tony Francis <TONY@s...>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 20:27:29 +0000
Subject: Re: FT Die, Fleet Emblems
> From: Thomas Barclay <Thomas.Barclay@sofkin.ca>
> Organization: Software Kinetics Ltd.
> To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> I've been out on the net, and I've found a zillion funky fantasy, and
> alien fonts (one of the neatest is the Predator font - remember the
> bomb timer on the Predator's wrist - someone developed an entire font
> set from that - very alien and quite funky). It might well be worth
> looking to one of these for a solution to the alien lettering issue.
>
> If GZG doesn't see production of such as viable.... individuals with
> access to something (laser, colour laser, inkjet, colour inkjet)
> which can make a transparency - not too thick - can pick their own
> font (including the funky alien ones), make 6 point or 8 point names
> or ID numbers for their vessels, print them on the transparency,
> trim with an exacto knife, attach with clear adhesive, and spray with
> clear dullcote to help remove the 'decal' reflective look. That will
> work too. I've done it for other things.
It is possible to buy transfer sheets for inkjet printers - don't ask
me where from, though !
Tony Francis