Shields: transfers, paint, or draw?

vivsavage · Post by **vivsavage** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:13 pm

With my 15mm corvus belli legionary, I can't decide whether to use transfers, paint the symbols on, or see if there is some sort of fine-tipped marker that I could effectively 'draw' with. I tried painting and I'm not too pleased with what I got; the lines always seem too think. I'm open to suggestions. What do you do for shields? Is there a place that sells transfers for corvus belli minis? I see a lot of Essex out there...

fredrik · Post by **fredrik** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:47 pm

Little Big Men Studios make transfers specifically for the CB romans: http://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/cata ... c707b89dd0

stenic · Post by **stenic** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:41 pm

If you go transfers do check that your intended supplier 's shield sizes matche the figure's shield size... I didn't and now have lots of shield transfers that are too small for the shield with regards size and fitting over the shield boss

Not insurmounttable but a a pain never the less.

Steve P

lawrenceg · Post by **lawrenceg** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:52 pm

You can make your own transfers. Get blank decal paper from Veni Vidi Vici, then generate the artwork on your computer and print it out.
http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/shop/modell ... ories.html

DaiSho · Post by **DaiSho** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:54 am

lawrenceg wrote:You can make your own transfers. Get blank decal paper from Veni Vidi Vici, then generate the artwork on your computer and print it out.
http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/shop/modell ... ories.html

Do you know what kind of printer it has to go on?

Ian

MadBanker · Post by **MadBanker** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:09 am

stenic wrote:If you go transfers do check that your intended supplier 's shield sizes matche the figure's shield size... I didn't and now have lots of shield transfers that are too small for the shield with regards size and fitting over the shield boss Not insurmounttable but a a pain never the less.

Steve P

Does anybody know if some of the republican roman transfers sold by Little Big Men are compatible with the republican romans from Feudal Castings?

Their transfers are gorgeous but they are for Old Glory 15', Xyston or Corvus Belli... I guess they might work with other brands but don't want to order without being sure...

lawrenceg · Post by **lawrenceg** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:41 am

DaiSho wrote:
lawrenceg wrote:You can make your own transfers. Get blank decal paper from Veni Vidi Vici, then generate the artwork on your computer and print it out.
http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/shop/modell ... ories.html
Do you know what kind of printer it has to go on?

Ian

The paper described on the 3v website site as "For inkjet printers" needs an inkjet printer. The paper described as "For laser printers" is for laser printers. A dot matrix printer will print on the laser paper. I've not tried dot matrix on inkjet printer, but it would probably work.

DaiSho · Post by **DaiSho** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:49 am

lawrenceg wrote:
DaiSho wrote:
lawrenceg wrote:You can make your own transfers. Get blank decal paper from Veni Vidi Vici, then generate the artwork on your computer and print it out.
http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/shop/modell ... ories.html
Do you know what kind of printer it has to go on?

Ian
The paper described on the 3v website site as "For inkjet printers" needs an inkjet printer. The paper described as "For laser printers" is for laser printers. A dot matrix printer will print on the laser paper. I've not tried dot matrix on inkjet printer, but it would probably work.

Hmm, fair enough, but I would have thought that an inkjet printer ink would have run when put in the water to disolve the transfer glue!

I guess not.

Ian

lawrenceg · Post by **lawrenceg** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:56 am

DaiSho wrote:Hmm, fair enough, but I would have thought that an inkjet printer ink would have run when put in the water to disolve the transfer glue!

I guess not.

Ian

It does, so you have to spray over the printed sheet with artists watercolour fixative or varnish. This is noted on the website somewhere and also on the instruction sheet that comes with the transfer paper.

DaiSho · Post by **DaiSho** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:57 am

lawrenceg wrote:
DaiSho wrote:Hmm, fair enough, but I would have thought that an inkjet printer ink would have run when put in the water to disolve the transfer glue!

I guess not.

Ian
It does, so you have to spray over the printed sheet with artists watercolour fixative or varnish. This is noted on the website somewhere and also on the instruction sheet that comes with the transfer paper.

Ahh - ok, I've never trusted that kind of method

. It seems to me that you would never be able to get total cover, but maybe I'm just a pesimisit!

Ian

lawrenceg · Post by **lawrenceg** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:56 am

DaiSho wrote: Ahh - ok, I've never trusted that kind of method . It seems to me that you would never be able to get total cover, but maybe I'm just a pesimisit!

Ian

Well, it worked for me.

These are the results on 15 mm figures:

DaiSho · Post by **DaiSho** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:06 am

I DID say I was a pesimist

Ian