I had an idea, and went with it. I have some decal paper and decided to try my hand again and see what I could come up with. Thoughts... comments.. criticism .. all are welcome

decals of the Rebel emblem and the Green squad emblem on bottom of A-wing.. obviously, also repaints on the Green squads. I have also done some B-wings, and a couple 181st Interceptors. I am going minimal on my repaints as I feel the overall job is decent and I just wanted to add some details or some obvious squad paint jobs..

Another look with a Camera, not my phone.. lol

Very nice indeed. The decals look ace.

Thanks, I think they will look great on the table, and not bad up close for inspection..

What decal paper were you using and what type of printer?

Sweet! I've thought about scanning the Finemolds X-wing decal sheet and modifying it to fit the X-wing miniatures so all you have to do is apply a coat of Camouflage Gray and then apply the decals to get four of the ships from Red Squadron: Luke, Biggs, Wedge and Garven. I would just need to do some test-prints, which would take a while to properly fit as it takes approximately 72 hours for decal film to properly set, but it would make getting the best pilots of Red Squadron a decent paint job for their X-wings a much easier task for the people who aren't as talented at painting.

Some stuff I got from Evan Designs, and a dell944 printer

The paper is their model railroad stuff, but it's nice because you don't need to coat it with a sealer. Many products out are a thinner material but you have to give it a couple sprays with either dullcoat or a gloss coat to seal it so it doesn't wash off the decal paper. This stuff soaks in and worked out fine.. the one I got dries white, but a little cooking oil and it goes transparent.. also I like that the lines under it show through and give the nice effect of painted on.

Sweet! I've thought about scanning the Finemolds X-wing decal sheet and modifying it to fit the X-wing miniatures so all you have to do is apply a coat of Camouflage Gray and then apply the decals to get four of the ships from Red Squadron: Luke, Biggs, Wedge and Garven. I would just need to do some test-prints, which would take a while to properly fit as it takes approximately 72 hours for decal film to properly set, but it would make getting the best pilots of Red Squadron a decent paint job for their X-wings a much easier task for the people who aren't as talented at painting.

That's a grand idea, it will be a challenge, but patience will prevail. Just shrink it and preview before you print. When you zoom in on the preview the print, the page becomes as big as your normal 8.5 x 11 so that helps with sizing.. just shrink to fit basically.. I eyeballed these and might see if I can get a decent imperial symbol for a TIE wing and see how it looks.. I can trim it around the bumpy parts.. lol.

Heh, this wouldn't be my first experience with custom decals. I did a set for my 1:35 X-wing's cockpit console:

These will be pretty easy. All I really need to do is eyeball it when I print it the first time, apply the decal, then measure just how far off it is and increase or decrease the size of the print by the same percentage and make a PDF of the decal sheet.

Nice work on that... lights are a nice look as well..

These kick ass. I'm hardly a steady hand, so I'd be curious how to use 'em. :3

they are rather easy really, create a file of what you want to make a decal of. in paint or some similar program, then print on the decal paper.. cut to size and then apply after floating on some water. I use a brush to lift it off the surface of the water and then hold in place and use another brush to slide it into place while removing the first brush. just need the paper, your local game store ot hobby store should have some brand.. just read the directions and follow them

Yes, and to that I'll add you need to verify that it's a) compatible with your printer and b) clear and not white decal paper. The latter was created as a way for modelers to get white decals without having to buy an expensive ALPS printer, because neither inkjet nor laser printers can print in white.

I'm currently trying to get a scan of the Finemolds X-wing's decal sheets so I can modify them for the X-wing mini. I want to make it so you just have to apply two decals to the fuselage and two to each wing (the interior surfaces typically have mis-matched panels), keeping it as simple as possible.

True what you said, the one I used drys white, but a dab of cooking oil and the white goes clear. I am thinking of trying a white decal on another Ship, but need to figure size first.

Would love to see what you come up with on that.

That's awesome. Great job.