Home-made Byzantine shield transfers - posted by Kevin O'Kane, 26 December 2022

The Byzantine (large oval) shields are a different shape than their late Roman predecessors. And art work that's designed to fit in a circle needs to be reshaped. Then there's the issue of printing and trying to select the right "medium" (paper type). If you use an inkjet, you have to varnish the sheet before removing the decals. And be prepared to do a bit of paint retouching. Definitely a challenge... 

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Using a vector graphics program - in this case, Corel Draw. Adobe Illustrator is another program of this type

Original artwork. X (chi) P (rho) - first letters of Christos. Alpha and omega - first and last.

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  Julian Hannam

  Or you buy transfers….just saying

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  • Kevin O'Kane

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    Julian Hannam I definitely will buy transfers when there is a commercial manufacturer! But Battle Flag Transfers only has the teardrop shield option (for example) and Little Big Man has "similar" options for Gripping beast figures.

    

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• Bob Andriola

  Testors used to have a custom decal making kit, including a spray bonder for inkjets. Very fiddly with all the curved shields, but with some decal softener and patience I’ve gotten good results. Saw yours in the prior post, nice work.

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• Derek Hannan

  If you are printing large numbers of the same size shield it's worth making tools. Buy a length of pipe slightly smaller OD than the holes for the boss. Use a round mini file to twist a sharp edge in one end. Small file press and twist until the end bells to correct size. For the edge cut, same system but when you think you have the correct diameter, squeeze the pipe to an oval. It takes a little practice but mine have produced literally thousands of shields.

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  • Amy Richards

    Derek Hannan most of them are under the sofa. Nah, but there are many of them.

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