1/32 P-51B "Princess Elizabeth" Decals?

RAD 2112 · Post by **RAD 2112** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:29 pm

I'm planning to customize one of my "Cripes A Mighty" planes to "Princess Elizabeth".
The only problem is trying to find Decals in 1/32 scale.

I have checked at:

EagleCals
http://www.eagle-editions.com/decintro.htm

Squadron
http://www.squadron.com

Does anybody know where I might have better luck finding those decals?

Thanks!

Folkwulfe · Post by **Folkwulfe** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:14 pm

If you want a good place to look for just about anything, I found that this site has it all... http://www.greatmodels.com/ .

RAD 2112 · Post by **RAD 2112** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:37 pm

Greatmodels.com, no gots...

Any other leads?
If worse comes to worse, I'll just have to create some stencils from mylar.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:30 pm

RAD 2112 wrote:Greatmodels.com, no gots...

Any other leads?
If worse comes to worse, I'll just have to create some stencils from mylar.

If there isn't a B/C model available in 1/32 you can bet there won't be much in the way of decals either. But, luckily for you, there is an easier way. Buy some PE decals in 1/48, blow them up on a scanner, and then print them on blank decal paper using a laserjet.

Here is a pic of my 1/48 Princess Elizabeth commission I painted for a customer using a Eagles Intl. diecast P-51B/C.

RAD 2112 · Post by **RAD 2112** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:18 pm

hworth18, you're just full of surprises... Nice paint job! I'm guessing it's not just a hobby.

I think the only drawback to scanning 1/48 decals is that the white areas might get lost in the background.

BTW: My friend's daughter is named Elizabeth, whom he calls "Princess". So I thought this would be an appropriate birthday gift for him.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:23 pm

RAD 2112 wrote:hworth18, you're just full of surprises... Nice paint job! I'm guessing it's not just a hobby.
I think the only drawback to scanning 1/48 decals is that the white areas might get lost in the background.

BTW: My friend's daughter is named Elizabeth, whom he calls "Princess". So I thought this would be an appropriate birthday gift for him.

It would be a neat gift for him and his daughter...
You can also buy white decal paper but you'd have to be able to trim the decals exactly to keep from getting a white edge. The guy I build commissions for makes many of his own decals and they come out fine for what I do.