This thread has really been fascinating. Even experts and veterans are having a hard time figuring out what some thing is. I hate to interupt it, but I am conducting a poll and I want everyone's opinion on graphics and text on a model frame.
As some of you know, I am currently working on a 1/350 scale model of the USS Bennington (CV-20) I am building to simulate the launching of an airstrike on Kanoya Field on June 8, 1945, three days after a typhoon buckled the forward 25 feet of her flight deck rendering the catapults inoperable. Damaged as she was, Bennington was still able to launch 11 F4U Corsairs, armed with 500 lb bombs, and 26 F6F Wildcats, each armed with two 260 lb bombs, in 14 minutes.
I have already built the frame and am currently sanding on it in preparation for two or three coats of polyurethane. I have also created decals for the text and graphics I want to display on the frame, and am now trying to figure out the best way to present them.
I WANT YOUR INPUT!!!But first, so you have an idea of what the decals look like on the frame, below are 2 pix of a test I performed to make sure that the small text would be legible.
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The letters are 0.1” tall and can easily be read from 3 feet or so on the light oak of the frame. It will look even better after the wood has 2 or 3 coats of polyurethane on it and the decals are installed properly.
NOW I WANT YOUR INPUT!!!Below are AutoCad plots of some proposed layouts. The images were exported from PDF’s printed to scale in 11”x17” format. The front and back sides are over 37” long and obviously would not fit on one sheet, so they are broken into three parts; left, center, and right, with the left on top, the center in the middle and the right on the bottom. Good match points for the front side are the Bennington logos.
There are 4 options for the front,
WHICH OPTION DO YOU PREFER?OPTION I:Attachment:
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OPTION II:Attachment:
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OPTION III:Attachment:
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OPTION IV:Attachment:
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The main question is: Should the front contain the graphics that lay the basis for the model display, with the medals and air groups on the sides or should it contain the air groups and medals, with the typhoon and air strike info on the sides.
If you prefer either Option I or Option II for the front,
WHICH OPTION DO YOU PREFER FOR THE SIDES?OPTION I:Attachment:
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If you prefer Option III or Option IV, the sides will look like this:
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For all options the back looks like this:
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Let me know what you think! I will appreciate it.
I have also posted this request for feedback on my build site (
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=106774&p=515210#p515210) and Main Forum Site too. The more feedback I can get the better.
Thanks!