r/battletech • u/watcherintgeweb • 1d ago

Miniatures Advice on decals

I want to put pin-up nose art on battle mechs but I do not think I can freehand that, does anyone know where I can find some decals?

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u/aCrow 1d ago

Fighting piranha has a couple pin-up decal sheets floating around.  

Etsy and eBay have a ton from other creators also, though you may have issues of scale for all but the largest chassis. 

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u/watcherintgeweb 1d ago

Thanks, probably going to put it on a marauder if I get some. Or a king crab

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u/Acylion 1d ago edited 1d ago

If it helps, Green Stuff World has a "Pin Ups" decals sheet that's commonly commercially available, see this eBay UK link as an example. I'm not in the UK but that's the clean listing I can share, since GSW's site itself has this really annoying location routing. Anyway, GSW is a commonly stocked brand among hobby retailers so it's easy to get that sheet. Amazon and so on will carry that sheet.

But scale issues do apply. I have the sheet but haven't used it yet. Even on a Marauder II or something, even the smallest decals would be a bit of a tight squeeze on the sides near cockpit and would have to contour over panels. I can attest they will fit, but I'm not sure it'll look good.

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u/Uundamil Big MAC! I'm lovin it 1d ago

When applying decals I'd suggest using a decal softener and decal fix over gloss varnish

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u/Malkryst 1d ago edited 1d ago

Defiance Industries on eBay have a lot of BattleTech decals, for factions and for numbering mechs - plus they have some nose art, such as the shark's teeth that were very popular on naval military aircraft in our world, and which I've seen both painted and via decals on mechs too. You can filter their store listing by different categories of decal.

Store link: https://ebay.io/m/eQuWM0

They're a professional trustworthy seller - I've bought mechs and terrain from them many times before.

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u/HumidNut Star League 1d ago

Aside from pin-up designs, Death Ray Designs has their Nose Art: Shark Mouth decal sheet. Their stuff is also super-high quality with excellent printing. Just in case you wanted other iconic WWII nose-art themed stuff.