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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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rbeebe99
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:00 PM UTC
Well I was getting really tired of trying to paint the instrument panel on my 251 especially the speed o meter, so I decided to make some stickers with approximately the same colors and then add 2 part epoxy to simulate the glass cover, here are the stickers in various sizes for other vehicles,



and here is one of the stickers on the instrument panel of the 251.



it is just stuck on the panel right now for the picture I still have to shave of the plastic dial before I glue it on, anyway what do you all think. The rest of the panel is blurred thanks to photoshop so that the detail of the one I made stands out.
regards,
Robert
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:02 PM UTC
That looks fantastic! Tell us how you did it! PLEASE!
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:11 PM UTC
I like this, I wish I focused on interior like that...
Henk
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:17 PM UTC

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The rest of the panel is blurred thanks to photoshop so that the detail of the one I made stand out.


Of all the excuses I've heard...
Seriously, that looks good already, where did you get those dials? With a coat of epoxy or gloss varnish that should do just the job.

Cheers
Henk
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:30 PM UTC
Very good, Robert - that is definitely the sane route. I seem to remember seeing a similar idea by another person on a different forum - he was selling the ones he made to anyone who inquired I believe. You could make some money off me - that's for sure! :-)
rbeebe99
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:35 PM UTC

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That looks fantastic! Tell us how you did it! PLEASE!



Tapper, the dials were made in photoshop, just circles and numbers in the appropriate areas then the red line and green zones were put in. A picture of a restored 251 was used as reference. The photoshop image was then reduced to various sizes and sent to a printer that prints and cuts out the image. Once dried I mixed a two part epoxy up and placed a few drops on the dial, let is sit for about 20 minutes and just peeled the sticker off. It really helps that I work part time at a place that has all of this equipment.





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Of all the excuses I've heard...
Seriously, that looks good already, where did you get those dials? With a coat of epoxy or gloss varnish that should do just the job.

Cheers
Henk



Henk, buddy it does have epoxy on it, don't tell me it isn't shiny enough for you :-) :-) . The dials that are still on the sheet are to be part of my devious experiment, in which I am going to try different types of glossy mediums out.

Thanks for the compliments guys.
regards,
Robert
rbeebe99
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:39 PM UTC

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Very good, Robert - that is definitely the sane route. I seem to remember seeing a similar idea by another person on a different forum - he was selling the ones he made to anyone who inquired I believe. You could make some money off me - that's for sure! :-)



I don't know if I could charge for these, they are to simple to make. Do you remember where the article was I would like to see it.



Thanks and regards,
Robert
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 01:01 PM UTC
Hi Robert, Looks great I like the idea of getting more believable looking dashes (gauges). I started a thread awhile back that I think could take this one step further.
gauges

I think using your method to get more authentic gauges would really add to this idea.
rbeebe99
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 01:04 PM UTC

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Hi Robert, Looks great I like the idea of getting more believable looking dashes (gauges). I started a thread awhile back that I think could take this one step further.
gauges

I think using your method to get more authentic gauges would really add to this idea.



Bruce that is a great idea, I think the two combined would be very convincing and really add to an open topped or cab interior. Thanks for the link and the kind words.
regards,
Robert
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 01:33 PM UTC
Nice work...both of you....I like the idea.

Thanks for posting
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