over doing details ? and dot tape and decals

[dabelltoller]

hey i got a question on when your building a custome truck (this is on my feed truck) little details is it better to put sometihng that looks the shaspe or not ? basically the augers are run by hydrolic pumps look like little round motors. the little detail on them would be very minascule and i just dont know to do to male it look right. so is it best to make sometihng the size and move on ?

hopefully you understand my question

2. ive seen dot tape on ebay in scale rolles i was wonderin where i can fined it becouse its never on there

3. decals i wanna make decals for my truck and when it comes to the print at home if i wanna make my own and this is just black letters only do i just type it up and print on the decal paper ??? and does anyone know a formula to make letters right size or test? i know the hole 1/25 thing but i mean how do i know on computer how to make it right to print

i did think of getting a pre printed letter set at hobby shop and just doing it that way but that alot of letters to make sure are strait

thanks everyone

[dabelltoller]

thats a good idea, ill have to try it and go from there. any other advie when printing?

[maxwell48098]

Try using glossy photo paper to get a really good idea about how your final decal will look before printing it on the decal paper. Normal paper sometimes hides the "fuzziness" that ends up on the decal paper, where as the surface of the glossy photo paper pretty much simulates the decal paper.

[Truck parts]

Thanks for the tip on how to make your own decals.