What do you use?

forester3291 · Post by **forester3291** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:01 am

What do you use for torso stickers? I use paper and glue and it works quit well. I want to get something better though.

Post by **Formendacil** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:05 am

Label sticker paper. I hate using glue. I get really sticky.

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:20 am

I disagree... try using a .99 cent glue stick. Most things to glue are flat (torsos, shields..) so thats not a problem if you put the glue on (more like a paste) and then put the paper on, press flat and leave over night.

lil Jon · Post by **lil Jon** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:27 am

I do like most people... gloss photopaper, and attach it with a glue stick because regular glue will smear the print.

Sometimes if i wanna play with the figure, i put a piece of clear tape over it for protection. So far they've held up nicely, but they won't last forever.

MaxiVisVires · Post by **MaxiVisVires** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:57 am

Label Sticker Paper works great. I use the full sheets so I get the most bang for my buck. And I put clear scotch packing tape over, gives it more of a lego gloss look. I use water based markers to fill the white edges.

Luís · Post by **Luís** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:00 am

I use tape, it gets well and shiny.

TwoTonic Knight · Post by **TwoTonic Knight** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:49 pm

Canon S900 6-color printer, Epson glossy photo paper, small Fiskars scissors, Elmer's washable glue stick.

Duke_Dave · Post by **Duke_Dave** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:08 pm

LEGOFREAK wrote:I disagree... try using a .99 cent glue stick. Most things to glue are flat (torsos, shields..) so thats not a problem if you put the glue on (more like a paste) and then put the paper on, press flat and leave over night.

Yup... Gluestick works great for me.I don't know how the othe metheds are but when the gluesticked paper wears a bit it's really simple to just take a exacto knife and scape it clean and redo so it's no biggie if i wears.

Dave

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:29 pm

Duke_Dave wrote:
Yup... Gluestick works great for me.I don't know how the othe metheds are but when the gluesticked paper wears a bit it's really simple to just take a exacto knife and scape it clean and redo so it's no biggie if i wears.

Dave

YIKES!
an exacto blade??

I usually just soak them in water for about five minutes and then wipe them with a clean washcloth. no fuss no muss and no chance of accidental scraping.

xxbattosaixx · Post by **xxbattosaixx** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:55 pm

This may seem weird,but I use a very thin form of that double-sided tape that sticks your carpet to the floor.

Weird eh?

jon_p · Post by **jon_p** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:15 pm

There is a guy at FBTB who makes custom decals and he uses waterslide ones, which are really easy to apply and look great.
If only I could find some of the stuff he uses and get a better quality printer.

Jon.

xxbattosaixx · Post by **xxbattosaixx** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:06 pm

Jared "Kaminoan" Burkes?I beleive that's who you're talking about,right?

Mursk · Post by **Mursk** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:00 pm

The problem with Waterslide Decals is that they silver easily, I prefer Stickers anyway with a nice gloss coat to protect them

Draygen · Post by **Draygen** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:05 pm

HP Premium Photo Paper and just print them. Cut them out and apply with Crazy Glue (There is NOTHING that stuff can't glue down) Works really well, can even take them off without a horrible difficulty if you need to.

Emperor James · Post by **Emperor James** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:07 pm

I use sticker labels on my hp photo printer. I used to use printer paper and a packaging tape protective cover(its what you see on my brickshelf custom fig pics), but that was too shiny, distorted the image, and still showed the original torso a tiny bit.