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Hello,

So I created my own Space Marine Chapter for my Primaris. Paint Scheme and everyhing is down, and I've even gotten quite a ways with the painting, but I still need my chapter symbol in transfers. My Chapter is specialized in defensive warfare, so a thought a chess rook would be fitting as a chapter symbol, but I can't find any good transfers for this.

I want them white, and in different sizes. As I understand it making your own white water transfers is quite hard, and needs specific printers and stuff, so does anybody know any online services that make water transfers for a good price?

As far as I know, no home transfer sheets work like that, since home printers do not print white color. You could cut your chesspieces from the white transfer sheet, but then painting them on would be cheaper.

You may want to consider making a stencil and airbrushing the white paimt on through that. Even if it isn't super crisp with awkward shapes, it gives you something to refine with a brush.


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Alternatively, see if you can find someone who does viniyl lettering for cars and windows. They need a cutting plotter for that. This is a great way to mak e stencils or tiny bits of viniyl you slap on your guys shoulder pads.

You can go online and buy white or clear transfer paper - I have done both many times in the past with custom decals I needed to make. They have the sheets suitable for inkjet or laser printers, both in clear and white. Just create your sheet on your computer and print using the proper sheet based on the design colors and the printer you have.

http://www.decalpaper.com/

The last set of decals I made using the decalpaper stock actually worked better than the decals supplied in the kit. Here are some tips:

1. If you need a lot of white on the decal, you have to use white paper. Just note that you will need to cut each decal out separately, so it can be difficult if you need to minimize the background, tiny designs, etc.
2. Follow the directions on the sheet - pretty darn easy
3. You MUST use a spray sealer on the sheet after printing. If you do not buy the decal sealer spray, you can use a VERY LIGHT coat of clear acrylic. Too much spray and your decals will not shrink and bend very well when using the decal set solvent. Too little spray and your design may start to rub off when trying to position the decal.
4. If you only need the white area as a small spot or so, it might be easier to paint the white spot on the model and then use a clear decal sheet, especially if the trimming around the edge of the design is problematic. Clear lets you just cut a general shape and slap it on.

Obviously, other normal decal rules apply - make sure surface is smooth and non-porous, use decal set, seal over decal when done, etc. I use semi-gloss acrylic and brush a really light coat on the spot I will apply the decal to give a smooth surface to bond. Then I go over the decal with the semi-gloss again to seal or you can use matte finish at this point, if that is the look you want.

If you need a white rook piece think like this.
If the rook is white on a black background your design to print onto clear water decal paper would be a black negative of a rook, ie a square of black with a cut out of the rook shape in the middle.

Then you paint a small square of white smaller than the black square and put the decal over the top, therefore, giving you a white rook.

I hope that makes sense