I've had the following email notification, which I can't find on the Forum:
Rub down transfers for wagons
Oz7mm wrote:
I can vouch for 4D Modelshop's bespoke dry print service. 24 hour turnround (we were in a hurry) and very crisp result. Quite pricey at about £50 for a single colour A5 sheet but you can get a lot on a sheet that size. If enough people want stuff to fill a sheet (in the same colour of course) then maybe putting what they need on one shared sheet would make it economical for all concerned.
Thirtysecond replied:
So a few questions (which I suppose I should really ask 4D Modelshop about)
In what form does one supply the artwork? Would a photograph with sizes and fonts be sufficient?
Can they do something like gold lettering shadowed black ? Again how do you specify it or do they have "railway knowledge"?
Derek,
Last week I spoke to
Ben about Dry Transfers. Here, in case they help, are the notes I made:
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4D modelshop's dry transfer service
WORKSHOP SERVICES HOURS
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 6.00pm
CONTACT NUMBERS
General enquiries/mail order - 020 7264 1288
Etching - Iain 020 7264 1295
Transfers - Iain 020 7264 1295
Laser - Mo 020 7264 1295
Vinyl cutting - Mo 020 7264 1295
Casting - Ben 020 7264 1295
Bespoke trees/Scenics - Iain 020 7264 1294
- Like Letraset, they silkscreen layers of ink (any Pantone colour), topped with a layer of glue
- Metallic foils can be laid on (gold very useful for trains - silver for “Art Deco” era)
- The glue is silkscreened very precisely, which means no ooze line and
no carrier film
- Minimum line thickness 0.1mm
- They work from either customers’ Artwork or from customers' digital files
- Vector formats preferred ~ PDF, Illustrator, DWG etc
- Raster format still OK when larger than the transfer ~ JPG etc
(your photograph query)
- Be careful with embedded fonts - best to check they have the exact font you want
- Sharing an A5 sheet with friends brings the unit price down off the ceiling
Thirtysecond wrote:
What I need is customised numbers and lettering applied in one go like Peter Blackham used to supply. Just finished these "double" destination boards using old Peter Blackham rub-down transfers. It was all so easy and took less than an hour to do the whole lot.
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While I'm not able to view your attachment, Derek, I think I get the gist.
That's what I need too.