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Save Money and Print Custom Decals for Models From Home
Making models has been an American pastime for many years. There are countless model varieties out there to suit every type of niche. Obviously, two of the biggest and most popular are model cars and airplanes. Era specific crafts, houses and boats are some of the other popular models people like to build. There are many reason that people make models, such as to resell, use for home display or for just plain fun. Often, getting the supplies you need to build a model can be challenging. If there is a specific decal or logo that you want to create, it might be a better idea to make your own using your home printer. Do not be limited by what's available in a store. Let you imagination and creativity run wild to produce unique and personalized decals.
The following are the supplies that you will need: sticker decals, ruler, craft knife, cutting surface, printer ink cartridges and cutting templates.
Step-by-Step.
1. Go to your local office supply, craft or hobby store and pick up some sheets of sticker or decal paper. You can usually find them in the standard 8 1/2" x 11" size. Clear and White are the two colors to choose from.
2. You can find templates and cutting materials in the scrap booking section of most craft supply stores. Look for a self healing cutting surface as well as a small knife with a sharp blade.
3. Create the decal using a program or by downloading images from the internet. Google images and other search engines are a great place to search for relevant images and specific logos. You can also find logos on a company's website that can be downloaded.
4. Print of the decals using your home printer. You can save sheets and printer ink by printing more than one image per page and print some of the images in black. Try adjusting the size of images to reduce paper and printer ink usage.
5. For small or detailed images, use your cutting tools to get a clean cut. A craft knife will look more polished and professional than scissors. To avoid smudges or smears, make sure that the printer ink has had time to dry.
6. It is now time to adhere the images to the model. Check to see that the surface is clean and dry. Use glue only if it is needed to seal down edges.
Printing your own decals with your printer gives you more than the standard options available in a hobby shop. The only drawback is that you will use a lot of printer ink cartridges, which can be expensive. However, it is more than worth it to make a custom decal. You would be hard pressed to find another model quite like yours. You can use your creations to decorate a room or fill a display case. Printing decals is as simple as finding an item you like or creating your own, the only limit is your imagination.
About the Author
Xavier blogs and writes articles on ways to get the most out of common household items. Recently he has taken to finding creative and fun ways to utilize home printers and how to cut back on
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Lego 7750 Steam Engine With Tender Review
No discussion of LEGO steam locomotives would be complete without mention of the 7750 Steam Engine with Tender. Arguably the greatest and most beloved of all steam engines ever made by LEGO, number 7750 is unique as the only steam engine to include large driver wheels. Those wheels give the locomotive its massive, powerful stance and evoke images from the height of the steam era. Today 7750 stands as the largest steam engine set ever produced by LEGO.
Like many LEGO trains from the 12V era, 7750 is based on prototypes from the German railways and wears their traditional black and red livery. The locomotive resembles an actual Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft Class 64 locomotive, which is a large German tank engine with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The LEGO rendition uses a different wheel arrangement: two trucks, each with a pair of tandem axles. This change is probably due to the difficulty of constructing a realistic three-axle truck that can negotiate tight curves without the use of blind (flange-less) driver wheels. In the modern era, Big Ben Bricks produces blind wheels for this exact purpose. However, this set from the year 1980 predates BBB wheels by nearly two decades, and LEGO evidently decided to pursue a solution that would not require separate molds for the flanged and blind driver wheels.Locomotive 7750 features another subtle compromise of realism in its design: it includes a tender. On a real tank locomotive, the water and fuel are carried on the engine itself; hence, a tender is not used.
The LEGO version of the engine utilizes its tender as a means of propulsion; the 12V train motor is located beneath the tender. This arrangement is familiar to LEGO steam fans, who frequently use powered tenders as a straightforward means of powering a locomotive.
The tender also gives 7750 a more impressive look, like that of a mainline passenger locomotive. Consistent with other 12V-powered sets, weights are included to ensure good electrical contact between the rails and the train motor. The weights also help to prevent slippage of the drive wheels.
Set 7750 came with two minifigures: a driver and a fireman. Like other sets from the 12V era, it included a decal sheet that permitted the set to be customized with logos from most major national railways in Europe. No track or additional accessories were included; however, the set did include functional lighting elements. Two lighting bricks illuminate the marker lights at the front of the engine and the red lights at the rear of the tender. Building a 7750 clone from parts is difficult due to the rarity of several parts found in the set. Some of these parts can be located at BricksandFigs.com for a modest fee. The large train wheels were featured only in this set and a subsequent service pack. The red train motor shows up only in one other set, the 7730 Goods Train, which features a smaller steam engine of a similar livery to 7750. The black windows used in the cab of the engine are hard to find in quantity, and the steam cylinders and red buffers have always been difficult to find in quantity. Red bogey plates were featured in 7750 exclusively. As a result, clones of 7750 are rare, but builders have designed many excellent replicas of German locomotives that remain more faithful to the original prototypes.
Some view the 7750 steam engine as being simplistic and lacking in authenticity; however, it is worth noting that this set predates the widespread use of SNOT techniques by many years. Despite its compromises in realism, 7750 is a classic among LEGO train sets and a particularly unique LEGO locomotive. As a result, the set fetches handsome amounts on eBay, typically into the hundreds of US dollars for copies in good condition. It is certain to remain a favorite of LEGO train fans, and it holds a place in history as one of the greatest steam locomotives LEGO has ever produced.
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