2mm Holywell Town.

JimG

Western Thunderer
The vernier callipers reckon it's 0.39mm thick.

That might be OK for me. I was thinking of using it instead of styrene since the Trotec laser styrene I have is a bit too thick and the stencil card might be a good substitute. I would have liked it a bit closer to 0.2 - 0.25mm
but I'll do a bit of thinking about it.

If you'd like a small sample to try just send me a PM and I'll drop some in the post for you.

I should be OK since I remember what the card looked and felt like from years ago. I shall probably get some anyway since I can see the need for a stiffer, thicker card in other uses in building work.

Thanks for the info.

Jim,
 

Osgood

Western Thunderer
Adrian - your mention of Sign Painter's 1-Shot is very helpful. I had no idea there was such a thing as high pigment sign writing paint. And in relation to Humbrol, read on.....

I very recently had one heck of a job trying to get Humbrol matt enamel to cover a matt paint surface - it should have been a piece of cake.
With a top quality fine brush it took 2 coats plus a patching job before it was anywhere like 1/2 decent :rant:
It looks awful close-up but from a more normal 'just about to get run over' distance it is passable.

It has been many years since I last used Humbrol enamels and in the past found they gave excellent coverage on a wide range of surfaces - I am now left with the distinct impression they are nowhere near the quality they once were.

I also got a tin of Humbrol matt olive drab for touching up work on the jeep (I took a sample in to match with the tin lid) and found the shade so far off from that on the lid it was unusable (and yes I stirred it well). What is going on in Humbrolworld?

In the absence of a laser cutter I had to print the sign writing on 120gsm card and then cut around it with a Stanley blade. I then used a yellow acrylic paint pen with fine nib to draw around the outline onto the panel - that part worked fine.

I have another two sign writing jobs on similar vehicles soon and will be sure to try this paint - the UK importers are
Signwriting Paints - Paints

Tony

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adrian

Flying Squad
I have another two sign writing jobs on similar vehicles soon and will be sure to try this paint - the UK importers are
I got all my supplies from A S Handover as well - some nice selection of brushes and other bits as well. When I raised the problem of the white paint not being that white a fresh tin was in the post the next day - no quibble. I would use them again without hesitation - the customer service has been excellent in my experience.

The lettering you have done does look good - I'd be interested to see the other jobs you have lined up.
 

Osgood

Western Thunderer
Thanks, I'm hoping I will find it a lot more enjoyable with proper paint! Not much choice of matt finish but the chrome yellow scores a quite satisfactory 25 on the dartboard of accuracy.

It proved an enjoyable task researching the styles of fonts used around WW2.
The early USAAF nose art (before pinups became de-rigeuer) used a range of fonts of broadly similar style, and invariably yellow paint was used so I guess yellow was most readily available on the bases.
The Font used came from this B-17: 388th Bomb Group Association
Luckily in this instance I was able to trace each letter I needed from the image and simply tweak the flowing connectors. Slightly simplified profile and I left off the shading (I had the Humbrol orange ready but was so exasperated after the yellow fiasco I was all out of patience and had a tight deadline to meet).
Next up is Betty but I have no idea what she has to do with 2mm LNWR North Wales, so she's probably better off in the section of the forum designated for fluff :D
 
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