Hot Air Balloon

[ssajn]

This is a pen I made for a friend as part of a wedding gift. Each hot air balloon is a separate decal The kit is a Diplomat 2 from Exotics and the wood is Holly.

 

[Curly]

That is one of the most creative uses of decals I've seen.

 

[hilltopper46]

Very nice pen, Dave.

 

[navycop]

Pretty cool. Did it take a long time to do each decal?

 

[eldee]

That is really cool. Excellent job with the decals.

 

[Mike D]

That's really nice work Dave! A very nice gift.

 

[Justturnin]

Very neat. The more I see pens like this the more I want to pick up some decals. Do they work on Inkjet printers?

 

[RogerH]

Really, really pretty, and exceptional execution. Just a beautiful pen.

Congrats.

Roger

 

[Rangertrek]

Nice work on the decals. Really like the hot air balloons. I have over 100 flight time hours in them.

 

[ssajn]

I've done several decal pens and have several more in the works. Some of my customers like them better than the artwork done with a laser because of the color.

These decals were printed on an inkjet printer. Set your printer at best quality and be sure to print extras.

As far as time it took to do, all I can say is it takes what it takes. Don't try to rush things. Even after spraying with the clear Kryon they are still very delicate. I think it took me about an hour to put on the decals and start the CA finish. Someday I'll have to do a tutorial. Since I retired I'm too busy. :biggrin:

Hot air balloons are very cool and hope to go up in one someday.

 

[pensbydesign]

that's a great looking pen, best use of decals yet