Has anyone photographed the decals for a Motobecane Grand Record thay I could purchase? I'm about to bite off a full frame restoration on mine, and the decals will be the tough part - barring spending more than I had planned by going to Cyclart.
Thanks,
Dave Whitney Portland, Maine
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 20:01:54 -0500 From: "James M. Kerr" <jim-kerr@comcast.net> To: <Enzorino@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: RE: [CR]Re:Don Gilles/photographing decals Message-ID: <NPEDLCGAOOGCMLKPMGOGKEIPCIAA.jim-kerr@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <42.40636311.2cd834c5@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="US-ASCII" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 6
Stuart,
I have interest in your procedure. I use Photoshop for some business related items but have not tried your technique of camrera parallel to the tube.
Where do I send the file (decal maker??).
Thanks,
Jim Kerr (to be in Lynn, MA later this week) New Haven, CT
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Enzorino@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 5:46 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Re:Don Gilles/photographing decals
I have been successful in copying decals and found a competent printer for
reproduction. Using a digital camera and perspective correction software,
stitching software and Photoshop you can do the same. The trick to start is
keeping
the camera parallel to tubes as you rotate around them. Each image is then
corrected for plumb and then stitched, sized and detailed.
I then send the file to the decal maker. Only wish I had more original
cycles to copy.
Stuart Garfield
Lynn, Mass