I’ve never really liked the look of flag decals, possibly due to a misspent childhood using the paper flags that came in old Revell ship kits.
I recently made a Jolly Roger for a Mirage 1/400 scale HMS Udine converted to HMS Ursula. After finding photos of the real flag on the Internet, I drew the flag in PowerPoint, adjusted the size, and printed it on a sheet of self-adhesive mailing labels. I attached the flag with white glue. Mail-label paper is much thinner than regular paper, and since it is a standard size it is much easier to load in the printer than other thin paper.
Tip submitted by:
Micah Kerr
Greenwood, Ind.