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For what it's worth, Gordon (Sandman) offers the Akela I decals through Excelsior - second item on the Centuri Classic decal page:
http://excelsiorrocketry.com/ Greg |
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Greg, I thank you very much for this tip! I'm glad to see that he picked up and is carrying on the Excelsior Rocketry line of decals.
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I have them online on Ye Olde Rocket Plans. Go to the decals section, they're right at the top. http://www.oldrocketplans.com/decals.htm
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Scott, thank you for posting the link! I have an HP1210 printer/copier/scanner. Would it yield good quality print-outs? Also, do they print at 100% "straight" from the file? Lastly, what clear decal film sheets do you recommend for printing decals? I apologize for the very basic questions, but I've never done this before.
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Sorry, I don't have any other info I can give you about printing the file and/or making decals. I don't make my own so don't have experience with it. I'm sure someone else here should have an answer for you though.
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We have an HP 6940 and it makes pretty good decals, as do most HP inkjets. Since yours being multi-purpose, I don't know. As for printing 100% scale, it depends on the program you print with. That being said, 9 times out of 10 a file won't print at 100% without adjusting settings. Always do several B&W drafts on plain paper to test the size of the decals and to make sure that they actually fit on the page (having decals cut off will make you a VERY unhappy camper). I would also suggest you download GIMP . It is a powerful image editing program that can handle anything you would ever want to do with decals, and best of all it's FREE! Simple editing like scaling and rearranging is pretty easy. Serious decal editing and creating has a fairly steep learning curve, but that would be the same with any program. The printer settings are also pretty easy to adjust. Just click ignore page margins and set the X and Y resolution to 300 , and it should print at 100% scale. |
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That would depend on the resolution it was scanned at vs. the resolution you print. I don't remember what I scanned my Akela-1 decal, but I'd guess it was 300 dpi. If it is scanned at 300 dpi and you print at 300 dpi, it should be 100% or awfully close. I like using decal paper for inkjets from MicroMark. I used Bel originally, but I started having some problems with it after a year or so and haven't bought any in several years now. I've had excellent results with the MicroMark paper.
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I thank you all for the information. This looks like a good winter project.
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The "Classics" section on the Semroc web site dates the Centuri Akela-1 (and the Centuri Viking) as having been available between 1980 and 1983. This seems a bit "late" to me, as I seem to recall having seen ads for the Akela-1 in the late 1970s.
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The Akela-1 was available in the 70's. Not sure when it first became available, but I know it was available when I was in Cub Scouts well before the 80's.
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