Chief Joseph Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Hi All, Here's a project I was working on for myself and thought I'd make them available to everyone. White Letter Tire decals. Initial batch of designs is 25 different brands/styles: Sample 1/24 decals applied to Monogram tires: I'm making them available as individual sets with enough decals to do 5 tires. PM or email for pricing info. If you don't see the particular lettering you want, drop me a line and I can probably make it. Thanks for looking!
69NovaYenko Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Just what the hobby needed particularly sine the demised of Shabo dry transfer lettering.
Chief Joseph Posted July 25, 2013 Author Posted July 25, 2013 Very nice! Can you scale them up to 1/16th? Yep. Just send me an email with your needs.
Jeremy Jon Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) You know what would cool Joseph, is if there were a raised lettering decal, which could be applied and painted over on tires, so to make correct sidewall markings, on otherwise bald sidewall tires That's beyond a typical waterslide decal of course, but might be possible in some other way PS messaged you on FB Edited July 25, 2013 by Jeremy Jon
Gluhead Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I'd rarely do something with white letters, but those are way cool, Joseph!
Longbox55 Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 You know what would cool Joseph, is if there were a raised lettering decal, which could be applied and painted over on tires, so to make correct sidewall markings, on otherwise bald sidewall tires That's beyond a typical waterslide decal of course, but might be possible in some other way PS messaged you on FB I was thinking the same thing. I do recall there is someone making resin decals of weld beads, perhaps a similar process could be used the RBL for tires?
Modelbuilder Mark Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 i would be interested in 1/25 versions :-)
Chief Joseph Posted August 14, 2013 Author Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) I've added an additional 25 designs to the original 25 for a total of 50 tire lettering designs! Many factory stock and popular aftermarket tires from the 70's and 80's. Ordering information is up on my website at http://www.fireballmodels.info/wl.htm Full-size Charts showing the different designs are here: http://fireballmodel..._List_Part1.jpg http://fireballmodels.info/images/White_Letter_List_Part2.jpg Thanks for looking! Edited August 14, 2013 by Chief Joseph
Erik Smith Posted August 14, 2013 Posted August 14, 2013 ...and I'm ordering... Awesome idea and execution. A need for sure.
crazyjim Posted August 14, 2013 Posted August 14, 2013 These are regular decals and they stick to kit tires? How about aftermarket tires - like yours?
Chief Joseph Posted August 14, 2013 Author Posted August 14, 2013 These are regular decals and they stick to kit tires? How about aftermarket tires - like yours? They go on kit tires just fine. The tires I make in resin and rubber already have correct sidewall lettering on them, but the lettering on the hard white resin tires is easily sanded off if you like.
gtx6970 Posted August 15, 2013 Posted August 15, 2013 If I may make a suggestion. You don't have the Goodyear polyglas with the small solid white letter in a either the E70-14 or E60-15 to very popular tires sizes for the OE crowd
Monty Posted August 15, 2013 Posted August 15, 2013 I'm thrilled to have so many different tire mfrs to choose from, and I like how Mr Osborn included some of the lesser known brands among the big names. Not everybody ran Goodyears... but if you did, his selection of their performance tires extends from those offered from the mid '60s through the mid '80s, so replicating a 1:1 car you built during those years will be easier. Best of all, these decals are available in either 1/24 or 1/25 scale. Also, those of you looking for a smaller MickeyThompson front tire to go with the AMT '70 Camaro's rear steamrollers can now create your own rather inexpensively. Way to go, Chief Joseph!
Greg Wann Posted August 15, 2013 Posted August 15, 2013 You know what would cool Joseph, is if there were a raised lettering decal, which could be applied and painted over on tires, so to make correct sidewall markings, on otherwise bald sidewall tires That's beyond a typical waterslide decal of course, but might be possible in some other way PS messaged you on FB Creating photo etch and painting them white then gluing them on a tire would be cool but quite fiddly!
dimaxion Posted August 15, 2013 Posted August 15, 2013 IMHO . RWL decals depth would be out of scale as are the MPC/AMT tires we tolorated for decades now . Thanx ..
Monty Posted August 15, 2013 Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) IMHO . RWL decals depth would be out of scale as are the MPC/AMT tires we tolorated for decades now . Thanx .. I'm not sure that makes a whole lot of sense. 1:1 RWLs don't project out much past the sidewall of a tire, so how would a decal be out of scale on a 1/25 tire? Got a better solution? Edited August 15, 2013 by Monty
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