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Post by midcenturyfrogman on Jun 24, 2023 7:55:25 GMT -8
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Post by vance on Jun 24, 2023 10:50:18 GMT -8
You need a graphic in very high resolution to supply to a decal/label printing service. I have found Etsy to be a good resource for label makers.
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 24, 2023 12:44:15 GMT -8
If you have them made, and give me a few, I'd be willing to recreate the graphic  Sounds like you've been bitten by the Healthways bug, eh? Jaybird |
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Post by midcenturyfrogman on Jun 27, 2023 5:20:43 GMT -8
You need a graphic in very high resolution to supply to a decal/label printing service. I have found Etsy to be a good resource for label makers. Nice, thanks for the reply. I didn't know it was that easy to custom order them like that. I will definitely check out some printers on Etsy. |
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Post by midcenturyfrogman on Jun 27, 2023 5:32:49 GMT -8
If you have them made, and give me a few, I'd be willing to recreate the graphic Sounds like you've been bitten by the Healthways bug, eh? Jaybird Haha yes, I guess you could say I've been bitten by the Healthways bug, and the AMF Voit bug, US Divers bug, Dacor, Sportsways, etc. But in all seriousness, yes I do have an affinity for a lot of the HW equipment. I have a HW scuba deluxe reg, and a nice 1944 dated 1800psi US Navy O² bottle with the original Healthways label still on it and in good condition. I also have a separate ww2 Era 1800psi USN O² bottle that is not branded. So the plan is to put them together in a doubles set with a vintage j-valve manifold and both painted yellow and decaled with the HW Scuba logo decals. I already have all of the constituent parts, I just need to get the unbranded tank hydrod/inspected and get the decals made. Thanks for the offer of redrawing the logo. Would you be able to redraw it as a vector based image? I can provide hi-res photos of the original sticker from my tank. Even if I don't end up needing you to redraw it for me, either way I can PM you when I get them made to send you a set. Definitely do not mind doing that. |
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 27, 2023 8:01:01 GMT -8
As I really don't like using Adobe Illustrator, I would create a 1200-Dpi JPEG in Photoshop. Huh, how cool would it be to make a HW tee-shirt with that image too. PM me your email address and we can work that way Hmmmmm, if ya really wanted to get geeky, you could do a water-transfer-decal like the originals were  I think those tanks had a mat or satin finish, definitely not gloss though because the paint used was a lacquer, not enamel  JB |
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Post by midcenturyfrogman on Jun 28, 2023 0:57:40 GMT -8
As I really don't like using Adobe Illustrator, I would create a 1200-Dpi JPEG in Photoshop. Huh, how cool would it be to make a HW tee-shirt with that image too. PM me your email address and we can work that way Hmmmmm, if ya really wanted to get geeky, you could do a water-transfer-decal like the originals were I think those tanks had a mat or satin finish, definitely not gloss though because the paint used was a lacquer, not enamel JB Yes! Thank you for adding that part about the paint being lacquer. I want to go as absolutely technically accurate to original as possible, with repainting as well as with the decals. If the originals were water transfer then that is an option I want to explore. Also like the idea of t-shirts with vintage company logos. I actually have a close family member who owns a screen printing business, so I can get my hands on any graphic t-shirts etc. that I/you/we want just for the cost of the shirts. So if you want to send me other artwork for consideration for t-shirts and stuff, that would be good too. |
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Sounds like you've been bitten by the Healthways bug, eh?
I think those tanks had a mat or satin finish, definitely not gloss though because the paint used was a lacquer, not enamel 
