BwanaJoe
How to Customize Aftermarket Airplane Stands
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, 08-21-2018 at 19:23 (3565 Views)
[QUOTE=OldGuy59;213592]I just received a few minis from a fellow gamer. The gamer used Litko stands and gimbal mountings, and didn't keep all the original stands. Also, I have some paper models, and have ordered Aerodrome Accessories stands for them. I want to match up all the models with stands, and put the data for the plane on each of the stands. Hmm... How do do this?Since joining the forum, I had run across a [URL="http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=908"]Base Card file[/URL] in the hobby section (I used them to make my home-made card bases. Thanks Zakopious), and even found a few card files that I wanted to customize for my paper models. One of the Photoshop files had a transparent image layer with the [URL="http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=957"]"Maneuver Deck", "Damage Deck", and "Damage" symbols[/URL] (Thanks Jure Dolanec). Also, there are a few files by FO Kyte, such as: [URL="http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=788"]the Scout Transparency Base[/URL]; or [URL="http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=789"]the Two Gun Transparency Base[/URL] that would work, as well (or better?).Trolling through a local business supply store this week, I found some InkJet clear (almost) address labels.[ATTACH=CONFIG]253208[/ATTACH]Eureka! Print the info on these labels, and stick them on the aftermarket stands. The stands are 44 mm wide, and the labels are 45mm wide. I just used a razor (X-acto Knife) to trim off the one side. I used an edited version of a transparent layer, and the [URL="http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=74"]Duality font[/URL] to amend the information.[ATTACH=CONFIG]253205[/ATTACH]This is what it looks like, close up:[table="width: 300"][tr] [td]Aftermarket Stand[/td] [td]Original Stand[/td][/tr][tr] [td][ATTACH=CONFIG]253206[/ATTACH][/td] [td][ATTACH=CONFIG]253207[/ATTACH][/td][/tr][/table]And if you don't like the look, or get new planes (or the maneuver deck changes) - it is removable! I might even redo these with the Arrow Layer added in.Mike :)[/QUOTE]