Re: FT Die, Fleet Emblems

> From: 	 "Tony Francis" <TONY@simis.co.uk>
> Reply-to:	 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Organization:  SIMIS Ltd.
> To:		 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Date: 	 Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:00:18 +0000
> Subject:	 Re: FT Die, Fleet Emblems
> Priority:	 normal

> > Date:	   Wed, 11 Feb 1998 21:55:05 -0700
> > From:	   Brian Bell <Brian.Bell@axom.com>
> > Reply-to:	   FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> > To: 	   FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> > Subject:	   Re: FT Die, Fleet Emblems
> 
> > > Decal sheets, any plans. I'd pay real money for such things.
> > >
> > > This IS something we'd like to do, if we can get a reasonable
price on
> > > them. Out of interest, how many other people would like FT decals?
> > > (National logos, ship numbers and such)?
> > >
> > Count me in, as long as they are small enough. Ship numbers and
letters
> > should be about 8 point type in a sans-serif font (be sure to choose
a
> > font with cross bars for I and zero). Please include letters! This
will
> > allow us to place ship names on the ships. Please take the effort to
> > include some Kra'Vak characters.
> 
> 8 point could be a little on the large side - I use 4-5 point white 
> Letraset rub-down markings, these are 2mm high.
> 
> One of the problems with waterslide decals (I assume this is the 
> format that the decals will come in) is that they like to sit on a 
> relatively smooth surface. Not many of the CMD FT ships have largeish 
> areas that are smooth enough to take decals successfully. Yes, I 
> realise that you can use setting solutions / varnish over them 
> etc, but eventually they'll probably fall off - especially with the 
> amount of handling a wargames miniature gets.
> 
> I don't want to pour cold water on the idea - I'd certainly buy some 
> if they were available - just pointing out the potential pitfalls.
> Tony Francis
> 

I tried to find someone to do the rub down (burnish?) sheets instead 
of decals and was told that these are on the way out!!	Seems that 
desktop publishing is responsible for the demise of the materials 
used to produce the sheets.  Decals are readily available so we may 
get some into production if we can just figure out what we want!!

KR