1/144 Decals?

Bob_D · 1 October 2006, 02:56 AM

Greetings all,

I've been building some of the Sram 1/144 kits lately

and really like the quality of the molding and detail. Although most kits have the basic decals included, I was wondering if anyone knew of an aftermarket supplier who produces transfers in this scale (especially lozenge!). TIA.

Regards,
Bob D.

nigelrayner · 1 October 2006, 07:42 AM

I too build in 1/144 and have several of the Sram kits lined up. I'm not aware of any decals in 1/144. One of the wargames manufacturers (like Skytrex or Reviresco or someone like that) may do a sheet of German crosses, but I'm not aware of any commercial sources for personal markings and lozenge. The only option (and what I'm planning to do) is to scan my 1/72 or 1/48 decals, reduce them down and print on decal paper. If you do this, make sure you scan your own decals to avoid copyright issues.

The quality of the Sram decals varies. I made their Morane:

http://www.wwi-models.org/app/album/...odels&picInx=4

and those decals were fine, but I also have the DH2 and those aren't really usable. Poor colours and they appear to be dot matrix printed, as the dots are clearly visible.

Cheers,

Nigel

1 October 2006, 09:34 PM

Hello Bob D.,

Blue Rider published a set of 1/144 British insignia in 1991. It was titled 'WW1 RFC Roundels & Stencils'; product number BR700a. They are superior to the ones that came with my SRAM RE.8. I acquired them a few years ago through Hannants, UK, but am unsure if thery are still available.

Hope this helps.