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Old 07-12-2024, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by LastoftheThinkers View Post
Your is super clean compared to the repro. My only concern, and I have nothing to go off of, is how it compares to the original. I think it may actually be cleaner than the original.
It's very possible. These old decals were hand drawn using drafting tools and have artifacts from the printing process that get lost when you go to digital. I can usually replicate the design flaws but I haven't spent as much time replicating the process.

These Baltimore plant stickers that came up in the '68-'69 forum the other day and are a good example of the character that can easily get lost.




I don't have an original SD decal in hand to reference, so I've been working off pictures. On the SD decals you'll notice the spacing between the P and R in Super is wonky on the original - I brought that over with the new art. Upon further inspection another area that may not be quite right is the red. I specified it opaque when I had this run done, but looking closer I think it may be transparent and show the grain of the metal on the original. Pretty easy fix on my end.

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