Need help with some decals for a non auto build

[lghtngyello03]

Alright guys, nobody here knows, but I collect Oakley Sunglasses ....on top of all of my other hobbies, lol. I found something that I'd love to build to put in my collection of my Oakley's.  Oakley Headquarters had a Russian BMP-1 Tank that they logo'd up and used for demos and promos etc. Someone on the Oakley forum that I'm a member of builds them and sells them...for a crazy retarded price. Knowing that I've never built a tank, but I'm sure I can build it, I am not going to pay his price. So, I did some digging and I think I found the correct kit (which he wouldn't tell me what it is) and some pics of the actual tank for reference. I've never built a tank before, nor have I printed my own decals out.  I'd love to build this sucker up and put it in my display case with all my sunglasses.

So I turn to you fellas that will help anyone out, unlike the guy over on the Oakley forum, lol. Could someone possibly take the graphics that are on this tank and scale them down for a 1/35 tank model size? I'll be more than happy to reimburse you for your troubles. I will attach pics of the tank, his model, and the actual kit which I believe is correct. The skull is also what should be on the port covers.

 

Also attached is my collection as of now.

 

Thanks in advance!

Scott

 

 

[peteski]

Nice collection Scott!

If you can produce your own decal artwork, there are decal companies (usually 1-man shops) that can print them for you with white ink (on Alps printers).  well, then can do the artwork for you too, but that gets really expensive (because it is time-consuming task).  But just printing your print-ready artwork is quite affordable.

Here is a link to a page which lists those custom decal manufacturers (scroll down to the Custom decal companies section):

http://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/decals.htm

 

As far as the artwork requirements go, here is an excerpt from http://www.fireballmodels.info/

No, please do not send me any bitmap artwork.  I won't print it. 
Artwork should be in Vector format for best print results.
Color Matching is an art with Alps printers, not a science.  For the most part, precise color matching is not possible.
Convert all type to curves in the final file that you want printed.  This ensures your fonts will not cause problems.
Use a neutral-colored background so that the White portions will stand out clearly. The templates have a neutral blue background.