"anyone ever tried to make ship flags?" Topic
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04 Aug 2015 2:05 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "anyone ever triede to make ship flags?" to "anyone ever tried to make ship flags?"
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| fullmetal2015 | 04 Aug 2015 12:37 p.m. PST |
just curious if anyone has or seen battle flags an signal flags for ships? I would be interested in 1/2400 scale if anyone has tried an would explain the process or know if anyone makes or sales them. thanks
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| Jcfrog | 04 Aug 2015 12:49 p.m. PST |
Asked myself same question.
Probably do them on computer and shrink to scale.
But they 'd really be so small. If approx in scale. |
| Allen57 | 04 Aug 2015 1:56 p.m. PST |
I copied images fram a numer of sites. Resized them and printed. When I tried to glue them to various items (bases, ships, printer paper, etc. They looked fine but faded out when I attached them. Maybe if you printed them on labels????? |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 04 Aug 2015 2:19 p.m. PST |
How big is a naval flag in 1:2400 scale? |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 04 Aug 2015 4:25 p.m. PST |
A 10' flag would be .05" or 1/20th of an inch. |
| HMS Exeter | 04 Aug 2015 4:33 p.m. PST |
I have made naval flags for 1200 scale ships. I don't think I would even consider attempting it at 2400. |
| Lou from BSM | 04 Aug 2015 8:00 p.m. PST |
@Allen57 Could you share some of those sites? I've been looking for images of Ensigns that I could print out and attach to the bases of my 1:2400 WW2 ships but I haven't had any luck. My Google-foo is lacking in that department. I don't mean to attach them to the ships themselves, but rather the bases so that they are easily identified by nationality. |
 Extra Crispy  | 05 Aug 2015 4:01 p.m. PST |
I use national flags because most gamers recognize those more easily… |
| OSchmidt | 11 Aug 2015 5:59 a.m. PST |
Making is not the problem. It's attaching to the ship on the pole or on a hoist. I did it, but that was for 1:1200 ships. |
| Bozkashi Jones | 14 Aug 2015 2:19 p.m. PST |
This guy's work is amazing. Section 18 in his tutorial covers flags. In 1:2400. That really deserved an exclamation mark, but, being English, I'm a bit too reserved. link |
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