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Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:29 am
by FasterLouder
I've managed to collect a nice stash of vintage Losi decal sheets and I want some A grade copies made,does anyone here know where I can get these done?
I don't mind posting them to someone in the States to do,if needed.
I have JRX2,JRXT,LXT,XX,XXT G +, XX CR Kinwald,XX4 & XX4 WE complete,NIP sheets,some 'Team Losi Performance' sheets and lots more.
What equipment would I need to reproduce and create my own decals,myself?
I can't bring myself to cut these up,when I could help so many other people finish their vintage projects off.

I'm always looking for more,too,especially a Junior T sheet.
Managed to get the XX4 nip sheet last week,but I paid a lot of money for it. :?

This is a favorite,,it's super vibrant and looks like it's leaping off the paper.

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:30 am
by GoMachV
BLUEGROOVE just bought a high dollar machine and are gearing up to repro decals soon(ish)

He said his nephew will be heading it up.

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:37 am
by FasterLouder
Oh wow,that's good news!
Hopefully they'll be good quality,some of the repro decals out there are absolute rubbish.
I bought some repro Kyosho Triumph decals and they were the worst decals I have ever seen.

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:20 am
by YZ-10
Hi, I looked into this about a year or so ago, started drawing up vector images too. Problem is I think with those colours they are screen printed? smallest qty most companies would work to was 1000 sheets.

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:16 am
by FasterLouder
I'm pretty sure they were screened.
I'm going to check out a few local printers next week,I can't bring myself to cut these up,before I can get good copies made.

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:27 am
by DerbyDan
I love those G+ decals too, so bright!! I used them on my truck & was suprised to find that the vinyl that they were printed on was not clear but more of an opaque effect - like invisible tape used in the graphics/printing industry.

Please keep us posted with your progress with getting your repro decals..... errrm 'reproduced' :D

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:08 am
by urpaldan
Good luck! I for one would bite your hand off for a few sheets of losi decals. I noticed the xx4 decal sheet on ebay the other week, wondering which nutjob paid so much :D Well now i know! If you could get some decent repro's made it could even be an investment! Also looking for junior-t sheet....

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:53 pm
by FasterLouder
Yeah,I paid too much for that one,but it's going to bare offspring.
The Junior 2 sheet is the same as an LXT sheet,which I have.
The Junior T sheet has the truck grill and the 'Junior T' logos on it,so that's the one to go for,really.

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:55 pm
by FasterLouder
DerbyDan wrote:I love those G+ decals too, so bright!! I used them on my truck & was suprised to find that the vinyl that they were printed on was not clear but more of an opaque effect - like invisible tape used in the graphics/printing industry.

Please keep us posted with your progress with getting your repro decals..... errrm 'reproduced' :D
Will do!
Whenever you screen fluro colours,you always have to do a pass of white first,so I expect that's the reason behind the opaqueness of that sheet.

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 11:57 am
by howsyouraspen
I NEED LXT repros! We need someone to figure out how we can get these rolling. Thanks for posting FasterLouder. Hopefully I can complete my LXT resto soon.

-Alex

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:28 pm
by YZ-10
howsyouraspen wrote:I NEED LXT repros! We need someone to figure out how we can get these rolling. Thanks for posting FasterLouder. Hopefully I can complete my LXT resto soon.

-Alex
Me too 8)

Re: Decal Repros

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:06 pm
by AscotConversion
See this post about someone who might be able to help:
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?p=302925#p302925