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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: mysteriousbill on 26 November 2012, 03:37:21 PM

Title: Skull and Crossbones decals
Post by: mysteriousbill on 26 November 2012, 03:37:21 PM

I'm about ready to finish my Black Legion and I need some small (to fit 25mm) skull and crossbones decals or transfers. Anybody have any ideas.

Title: Re: Skull and Crossbones decals
Post by: commissarmoody on 26 November 2012, 08:07:16 PM

hope you can find them. Looking forward to seeing them completed.

Title: Re: Skull and Crossbones decals
Post by: Wirelizard on 05 December 2012, 06:54:53 AM

Tiny to fit uniform insignia on 28mm figures, or just small to fit 28mm banners and vehicles?

If small for vehicles/banners/etc is what you want, Company B has these, one white and one black sheet:
(http://035f399.netsolhost.com/skulls.jpg)

They're midway down the Company B decal page (http://035f399.netsolhost.com/companyB_decals.html) - Ctrl+F for "skull" is probably the fastest way to find them there.

Otherwise, maybe freehand?
(http://www.warbard.ca/files/AC_1_15May2012.jpg)
(http://www.warbard.ca/files/WhiteSPAD_1_18Feb2012.jpg)

(both off my own blog, SPAD here (http://www.warbard.ca/2012/02/22/a-spad-for-the-whites-part-two/) and armoured car here (http://www.warbard.ca/2012/05/17/armstrong-whitworth-armoured-car-finished/).)

For the freehand, I used a few light pencil marks as initial guides, then just took it slowly with the brush. I had to paint back into the shape a couple of places to tidy things up after the white went on, mind you.

Title: Re: Skull and Crossbones decals
Post by: mysteriousbill on 09 December 2012, 02:27:17 AM

The one on the armored car and the plane were the bigger ones. Right?

Title: Re: Skull and Crossbones decals
Post by: Wirelizard on 09 December 2012, 05:19:21 AM

Quote from: mysteriousbill on 09 December 2012, 02:27:17 AM

The one on the armored car and the plane were the bigger ones. Right?

No, they're all freehand, no decals at all.

Did a few light pencil marks to establish the basic layout, then an off-white paint (Reaper Leather White, I think it was) with a OO brush, taking my time. I painted back in over the white with the base colour to clean up a few lines and to do some of the interior detail of the more complex skull on the SPAD.

Title: Re: Skull and Crossbones decals
Post by: WillieB on 13 December 2012, 07:16:06 PM

REALLY small skull & Crossbones on this sheet by Fighting Piranha
I use them for 15mm SF shoulderpads.

http://www.fightingpirannhagraphics.com/decals/Kill.htm (http://www.fightingpirannhagraphics.com/decals/Kill.htm)

Title: Re: Skull and Crossbones decals
Post by: mysteriousbill on 14 December 2012, 03:32:39 PM

I've ordered the Company B ones. If they are too large I'll try Fighting Pirhana ones.