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[old shrimper]

im looking for the decals for a helipad on  a ship about 100mm round any ideas where i can get one ?
i found a small chopper for my tuna clipper
cheers Bob

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

If you can draw one up in Coreldraw, a sign shop can cut one for you in vinyl.
Or have a sign shop create the decal/sticker for you.

I lost the original graphic I created for a crane barge when my computer crashed last year. 

[old shrimper]

  thanks im not sure i could use corel draw i'll have a go

[tigertiger]

Does anyone know if print shops can produce vinyl decal/stikers from a JPEG image?


If so, you could make your design in any package, including PowerPoint, and save it as a JPEG.
Just a thought.

[RAAArtyGunner]

What about looking for images of one on google and saving it as JPEG then get it printed to the size you want
 
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1044&bih=389&q=chopper landing pad on ship&oq=chopper landing pad on ship&gs_l=img.12...4141.12750.0.15625.27.17.0.9.0.0.610.2344.3-2j0j3.5.0...0.0...1ac.1.18.img.k2y8jp505Sw

[old shrimper]

yes, that's what I just did ARTY
not sure I like the colour scheme though

[derekwarner]

Hey old shrimper...must ask...is the scale of the chopper & the vessel compatible?....... Derek

[old shrimper]

it as close as i can buy here , going by eye
i know it should have floats instead of slides

[essex2visuvesi]

it as close as i can buy here , going by eye
i know it should have floats instead of slides

Van easily knock up a set of floats from a few scraps of balsa

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

Does anyone know if print shops can produce vinyl decal/stikers from a JPEG image?


If so, you could make your design in any package, including PowerPoint, and save it as a JPEG.
Just a thought.

The sign shop would take your Jpeg image, and trace it into a vector based graphic program.
That vector based program would give the vinyl cutter the mathematical location of all the points
the cutter head needs to travel to cut the vinyl to create your sticker/decal.

You pay a bit more in labor, but having them create the graphic ensures that you get a quality result.
And they will already have the software, and be fluent in it, to create what you need quickly.

 

[malcolmfrary]

Hey old shrimper...must ask...is the scale of the chopper & the vessel compatible?....... Derek

I can't quite shake the impression that either the skipper is into large scale RC, or he has a hobbit for a pilot.
With a circle cutter, it should be possible to do two concentric circles with a circle cutter (from art supply shops, look for "Olfa") to give the ring in sticky back plastic, or to put masking tape in place and cut it in situ, peel the ring out and paint.  I'm sure they did something like that on Supermodels when doing HMS Fearless.

[old shrimper]

I can't quite shake the impression that either the skipper is into large scale RC, or he has a hobbit for a pilot.
With a circle cutter, it should be possible to do two concentric circles with a circle cutter (from art supply shops, look for "Olfa") to give the ring in sticky back plastic, or to put masking tape in place and cut it in situ, peel the ring out and paint.  I'm sure they did something like that on Supermodels when doing HMS Fearless.

i gather your saying the chopper is to small for the model witch is 1.70 , my wife shears the same opinion , but its hard to find a 2 seater chopper in any scale


vido link [size=78%]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMZKonZMlo[/size]

[vnkiwi]

The R44's are small choppers, as are all the robinsons, and don't think yours is far out. Maybe a tad small, but not much. About comparable to the old wasps.
Nice model your building. Keep up the good work.
cheers
vnkiwi

[old shrimper]

thanks vnkiwi
ill keep looking though , you never know what might turn up
cheers Bob

[malcolmfrary]

i gather your saying the chopper is to small for the model witch is 1.70 , my wife shears the same opinion , but its hard to find a 2 seater chopper in any scale


vido link [size=78%]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMZKonZMlo[/size]

And yet, they are out there -
http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=471693-AZ-Model-HC-2-Heli-Baby-helicopter-1/72-CZ01