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Post by opczynski1944 on Jan 8, 2009 2:55:47 GMT 1
Hello and Guten Tag!
I am an American father of two sons with a German HO model train platform. THEME: DEFENSE OF A GERMAN TOWN AGAINST INVADING RUSSIANS IN 1945.
Consequently, I have made liberal use of many 1-87th autos contemporary with the time period. Yet I have google-searched for 1/87 DECALS (ABZIEHBILDER) for these cars BUT HAVE FOUND NOTHING!
I am searching for the decals for the company emblems, zB, the Mercedes 3-pointed star, the BMW blue-and-white roundel, or the Volkswagen "VW" within a circle. I note that the manufacturers like Wiking or Praline almost always "suggest" the front hood emblem with a simple circle or other shape in the right position. I do have a Benz 260D by Wiking with an actual star hood emblem rendered in plastic, but this is RARE. (Obviously, I try to add subtle DETAILS to these autos.)
So, bitte, tell me: can anyone point me in the right direction: WHERE CAN I BUY SUCH DECALS FOR 1-87 SCALE AUTOS? Do you have a website address or E-mail address?
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Jan 8, 2009 11:31:32 GMT 1
Hmm.......... This might be interresting for all of us who want to repaint a model in another color... I only know about the brass Mercedes stars from Automobilia but that are not decals.... BTW, for the rest of your layout, take a look at www.hauler.cz/
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Post by Christian on Jan 8, 2009 23:37:38 GMT 1
Hi & welcome. As far as I know the Automobilia sets don't contain the etched stars anymore due to licensing reasons. Weinert still offers them (item #4358 e.g., scroll down about 1/4 here to see them: www.mfredrichmodelle.de/de/dept_111.html), but they don't seem to be distributed in the US. As for actual decals, I know of none that are readily available. There are a few outfits who would print them according to your wishes, but as to who exactly ...? Maybe someone with more knowledge of this stuff can chime in here.
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Post by Eric on Jan 9, 2009 23:14:45 GMT 1
Hi, the only one I know of is JBOT (Jim Botaitis). He has a small sheet of logos and crests in 1/87 of which some may be useful: www.jbot.ca/cars/misc/other-logos.shtml However.... they are not available at the moment. He is currently not taking any new orders. Eric
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Post by rustman on Apr 4, 2009 0:28:15 GMT 1
On a related note. Any source for decals for aftermarket parts manufacturers? I want to decal some cars for the drag strip with things like "MOOG", "Hookers Headers" maybe an NHRA sticker or some Mooneyes.
Matt
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Apr 4, 2009 0:53:28 GMT 1
On a related note. Any source for decals for aftermarket parts manufacturers? I want to decal some cars for the drag strip with things like "MOOG", "Hookers Headers" maybe an NHRA sticker or some Mooneyes. Matt Lucas Oil.. And trailer decals as well...
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