Anyone Good At Restoring Artwork On Decals?

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  1. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    I’m just in the process of restoring a child’s 1940-50’s tricycle and need two water slide type decals as mine are heavily damaged. Anyone on here good with computer art, photo repairs as the first stage is to repair delicate artwork?
    I’m asking on here as a favour as the decals will take a lot of time and the value of the tricycle is only very low. 587F13C4-F3BB-4B57-8826-1A8A7007DAF0.jpeg D9EF6BA9-9B41-425D-AFED-BFEE5FAB538B.jpeg

    This is the template that’s needed to work with below as I’ve panned it out flat. The wording starts with ‘FLYING ACE’ then somewhere below the heart it said made in Birmingham England 4A801620-63A7-4F1D-B714-C5BECB1DF34A.jpeg
    I also need this decal making too 7C5B2684-BF12-4BE7-B89C-62857D925C51.jpeg
    I’ve looked and better looked and can find nothing on the net whatsoever about it other than one for sale at an auction a long time ago.

    This is how I acquired it a few months ago FBA1553D-1F5A-4AD3-B448-838908C30CC5.jpeg 0654BB49-DC60-41D9-9E47-7DFB39F0D1FE.jpeg

    This is the only pic I ever found on the net of one... 7AEB076B-F46C-4EAB-A3EA-434B94EF05B1.jpeg
    And this is where I’m at today...
    687A7F4B-A34C-4B3D-9A61-5CE1BFE84A3C.jpeg 504F7542-3809-4409-AD7C-3BC9ABC479EE.jpeg 82255FCD-9B64-41BD-8F51-77D389344F00.jpeg

    So, can anyone cut and paste, repair and send back on here or is that too much to ask? Eric
     
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  2. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    :confused: Don’t you have a better picture of it?
    I’m sure if you did one of those places that do vehicle graphics/wraps would be able to reproduce it and I doubt it would cost a lot :)
    Definitely need a better picture though :confused:
     
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  3. darkman

    darkman Crème de la Crème

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    Have you thought about getting a local signwriter to look at it.
     
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  4. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    Wow! As much as I put ‘flying ace’ in the search bar I only ever got the picture above. Now how on earth Ron did you manage to find that?
     
  5. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    Interesting link although looking through I think it’s an uphill battle that’s why I thought to repaint the old one
     
  6. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    Ron Ashurst is going to have a play......
    That’s ever so nice.
     
  7. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    They would do what I’m doing as it’s unobtainable plus it’s just not a big enough job for them
     
  8. darkman

    darkman Crème de la Crème

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    That colour is very close to the Triumph Amaranth red, do you have a code please.
     
  9. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    It’s made up without codes. There will be a colour like that on the German RAL range
     
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  11. Rich Bryce

    Rich Bryce Dead Eye Dick

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    Good find Ron. You beat me to it. Yes 'Ace' bicycles, tricycles and prams were made by Charles Twigg and Co. Ltd in Perry Barr.

    A cycle museum might be able to help you with a clearer image of the logo/badge.
     
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