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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


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