Im wondering, if you cold get the lighting set correctly, if you could use a close up photo of the model itself to use as the background color? I know hardware stores have color matching spectrometers, could they give you the RGB color formula?
No, sounds good, but not realistic.
It seems to me just buying white decal paper is a much cheaper solution than an expensive printer that prints white.
I tried scanning a boxcar to create the background color but between the software and the printer the color changes so you don’t get an exact match. I found by using Photoshop to adjust the color through trial and error I got something that was close when I went to print it. I then cut the decal as close as I can to the lettering and the slight difference between the car body and the space between the letters is hardly noticeable.
That’s why I bought an Alps printer, if your printer prints white there is no need to balance match colors, use white ink and clear decal paper so your background shows through the decal.
That’s not a jab, I did it that way for years and finally decided to go with a used Alps that prints very good silver, gold leaf and white. Unfortunately my Alps can see the light at the end of the tunnel but it’s been very nice for the last five years. Ink supplies are shrinking and prices are going up, if it needs parts or repair your dead meat.
Mel
Modeling the early to mid 1950s S