Moon Tank Decal Emblem

[JPolli]

Might anyone know of a decal (or suggestions) to use for an emblem on a "Moon Tank"? Please see enclosed PIC. Thanks.

Jim

[DrGlueblob]

What scale?

[JPolli]

1/25th Scale.

[johnbuzzed]

Google image Moon Fuel Tank. You will get a bunch of pictures; at least one of them should have a decent shot of the emblem on the tank. Save that image, copy it to a Word document, and you should be able to work with that in Paint to get what you need.

[southpier]

at that size, you might be able to find a label decal in the 1/35 military kits. only you would know it doesn't say Moon.

i doubt anyone knows the label on the K-ration can doesn't really say 'chipped beef on toast'.

[southpier]

http://airscale.co.uk/store.php#!/1-32-scale-Allied-Placards/p/39313056/category=9842265

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/night_owl_garage/Capture_zps890a7406.png

[Bernard Kron]

I searched on Moon Fuel Tank images. The trick is to find a huge image with a clear representation of the label. I found one that was 2593 x 1936 pixels at 96 dpi. It looked like this:

A few minutes of Photoshop magic and I came up with this:

Shrunk down to the appropriate size and printed on white glossy paper or white or clear decal paper it should look fine. I blanked out the capacity amount (7 gallons in the original) so you can put in your own if you like. Thanks for mentioning this as I've been wanting to do one of these for a while. It was quick work and now I have one for my own use. I have a 600 dpi orginal that's much larger if you want it, Just PM me with your e-mail and I'll send it to you

Edited February 16, 2015 by Bernard Kron

[DaveM]

Sweet! That would look perfect stuck down on a square of Bare Metal Foil. (Clear decal paper of course)

[Bernard Kron]

Sweet! That would look perfect stuck down on a square of Bare Metal Foil. (Clear decal paper of course)

Wow! Great suggestion. I hadn't thought of that! I just bought some beautiful Moon Tanks from Joe Cardoza at JDS Racing while attending this year's NNL West. The prettiest machined aluminum tanks I've ever seen, especially the glass beaded one. This will be the perfect accessory for it, especially using your BMF trick.

See: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=93632

[JPolli]

Bern

A big Thank you.

[Doctordarryl]

I am doing decals for Moon tanks. They should be out in a few weeks. I may not list them on eBay since I had a bad experience with Moon Eyes USA who bullied eBay into removing my listing for the Moon Eyes Dragster decals (now referred to as Dean Moon's Dragster in my price list). Feel free to email me at doctordwp@gmail.com for an updated price list and order form. I have not yet finalized the tank decal but the sheet will likely have 4 tank decals. Pricing to come shortly. I am still selling the decal set seen in the January Issue of Model Cars Magazine for Dean Moon's Dragster - you know the yellow iconic dragster from the 60s that I kitbashed in the article. This eBay experience is a classic example of having too many lawyers. Why hassle hobbyists? I doubt that I will ever again buy any products from Moon Eyes USA.

[Doctordarryl]

By the way. The tank decals will be labeled "Fuel Tank Labels" with no reference to that object that circles the Earth!

Last comment. I print silver so the decals will be silver on black on a white, opaque base. They will be available through Scale Auto Details. I hope to have my website and on-line store up and running before NNL East 2015. The URL will be www.scaleautodetails.com .

[John Pol]

That links don`t work

[Doctordarryl]

John,

That URL is not up and running yet as I mentioned. Please send me an e-mail as noted three posts above yours. I hope to have the on-line store running by NNL East which is in two months. I hope that helps.

Darryl