I use the Bare-Metal Foil Experts Choice ink Jet decal film picked up at my local hobby shop. It comes in 3 sheet packs letter size. I print with an older HP color ink jet printer. Same notes as above posts on the darker colors. After printing I let it dry for a long time then coat it with Tamiya for plastics spray paint, this dry's really fast. I use semi gloss clear first a light mist coat, let it dry then a bit heavier coat, then when dry a fairly thick coat. I let it soak in water for about 20 seconds let it sit for a while till the decal moves off the backing sheet. Just be careful when mounting keep it flat and not let it fold over or the image will split. It does not work well over a rough surface like big O scale rivets. I apply Micro scale decal setting solution to get it to sit well on the model and when dry give it a coat of Tamiya clear. If you have to go over doors cut it to fit either side of the indentation of the door. It will not sit well trying to get it lay in the line of the door edge. I have made a lot of decals like this over the years. It has worked well. I had some custom decals made up from a local decal shop with white ink in the logo design with other colors 1 sheet with the custom set up cost over a $100 so when I can I create my own decals. If you need white behind and make it work you can use the white decal paper as well. There is also laser paper as well but you need a good machine that will do photo quality printing and of course are limited to black and or colors. A friend was able to special order a white laser cartridge and uses this in place of the black cartridge to print white lettering and logos.
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