[Yelman]

Hi all,

I was just wondering if anyone knows of any way to make a home-made transfer sheet?

[Masked Thespian]

This tutorial from Bell of Lost Souls ought to be what you're looking for.

[Yelman]

Great, Thanks!

[SGS]

I did this exactly with a kit from testors. It worked great. If the model you are applying this to is not white, I recommend using the paper with the white backing. All the colours, that your printer prints are usually viewed with a white background. If you try to print grey onto the clear backed paper, you get little black dots on a clear film. You need white background to make almost every colour. I cut out the rough shape of the decal, and stuck it on. After it dried, I carefully painted the colour of the model around the edges, over top of the white backing. Remember that the decals will be thicker than normal factory ones, so putting a layer of clear varnish underneath, and on top of the decal is critical.

Hope that helps

[Yelman]

how did you "stick it on" ???

[LordZanuu]

You place it in water for around 30 seconds, get some tweezers and place it on the model, I'd imagine.
I personally have only ever been able to apply one transfer in my whole hobbying career. Shows how good I am. :P