June 3, 20168 yr Thanks so much mkeller234, this is brilliant! I was so excited when I found this post because I have been trying to find a way to make miniatures of my groups SWRPG characters for a while and I couldn't really justify the cost of waterslide decal paper for just 2 characters. I used this method for their faces. Here is my character, Jhoren In really close up photos (like this) his face is a little more glossy than the other minifigs and you can see the seam of the tape, but I like this method because I play with my LEGO minifigs A LOT so if I end up messing up a face I can just print out a new one and stick it on.
June 25, 20186 yr nice! have you tried designing the decals and then printing them on waterslide decal paper? it's like those fake tattoos, only for legos! (i have yet to try it, but i have heard lots about it.)
June 26, 20186 yr so i tried this with an inkjet printer... it has no effect whatsoever. is this expected? is a laser printer necessary?
July 16, 20186 yr On 6/26/2018 at 12:24 PM, meepinater said: so i tried this with an inkjet printer... it has no effect whatsoever. is this expected? is a laser printer necessary? I believe so. You want the toner to transfer from the paper onto the sticky tape. Ink won't do it.
July 16, 20186 yr 10 hours ago, MatthewRC said: What's the recommended size of a face decal for blank minifigure heads? You should check the measurements in this other tutorial on printing decals.
July 16, 20186 yr 13 hours ago, Artanis I said: I believe so. You want the toner to transfer from the paper onto the sticky tape. Ink won't do it. oof... :( oh, well. I can get a laser printer eventually... maybe when they get cheaper... I don't want to spend that much money yet.
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