Hey guys getting our BDU's ready and had a question. Found a site with embroidered name tapes but ran across this picture and it looks like a stencil?
Just trying to figure out which is correct or if it matters that much?
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| Author: | dbalschi [ Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:21 am ] |
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Hey guys getting our BDU's ready and had a question. Found a site with embroidered name tapes but ran across this picture and it looks like a stencil? Just trying to figure out which is correct or if it matters that much? |
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| Author: | Moosh89 [ Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:40 am ] |
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Screen accurate name tapes were written with black marker but many people prefer embroidered tapes 
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| Author: | hunterkiller86 [ Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:44 am ] |
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Moosh89 wrote: Screen accurate name tapes were written with black marker but many people prefer embroidered tapes Correct. The embroidered tapes will survive the wash where the markered tapes will eventually wash away |
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USCM name tape? |
http://camotech.com/Tapes.htm |
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| Author: | ObiHahn [ Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:33 am ] |
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And then there is always wash-proof fabric marker. 
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| Author: | retrogarde [ Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:55 pm ] |
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This is a bit of a sticking point of course. The "film accurate" way is to hand letter the nametapes, but were we meant to believe this is what the Colonial Marines of 2179 did? Obviously this was just a cost saving measure since the tapes got hardly any screen time (and Cameron was from the Roger Corman school of filmmaking). Camotech (linked above) does a bang up job for very little money and I feel it gives a much more believable look. Again though, it is personal preference and no one will tell you you're doing it wrong either way. |
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| Author: | Erik_MAA [ Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:21 am ] |
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Spur Nametapes (1800nametape.com) will also do USCM fonts as a custom order. |
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| Author: | Hybrid [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:51 pm ] |
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At the risk of creating a zombie thread.... I cant find the USCM font on spurtapes, and camotech have a $10 minimum order I saw them somewhere else earlier this year, I dont suppose anyone knows where I am thinking of? |
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| Author: | Chun [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:18 pm ] |
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http://patchesnpins.com/aliens%20page.htm I prefer camotech though. I have tapes from both. |
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| Author: | Hybrid [ Mon May 15, 2017 5:09 pm ] |
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So lurching this thread back from the dead. I ordered three custom nametapes from pachesnpins.com last year, they failed to appear. Email ontact advises me that despite the notes on the website aying free UK shipping I need to pay shipping as well. So I poy up the cash. Email from Karen at patchesnpins assured me that she had dispatched them. Obviously I havent receieved. In the meantime we had had Christmas and the order I put in for my flatemate arrived safely, so I chalk it up to just one of those things when stuff goes missing in the post. So on January 23rd I place another order for custom nametapes, again laying out for postage. I havent yet seen them, my email of April 14th has yet to be answered. In the meantime I am now going to camotech and hoping they can ship to me in the next few weeks. |
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| Author: | Baisemontchou [ Tue May 16, 2017 12:13 am ] |
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If you just want to try marker pen I can send you a metre of US Vietnam era nametape material. |
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| Author: | zombieinthehat [ Tue May 16, 2017 12:13 am ] | ||
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My tapes arrived from Camotech today (first USCM item!! Yay for me!!!) and I ordered them on May 9th. Super easy to do business with. Shoot her an email with what you want, she will send you an invoice when they are done, you pay, she ships. Fantastic quality!
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| Author: | Russ Krook III [ Tue May 16, 2017 3:25 pm ] |
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I hand stenciled mine with Sharpie. Screen accurate FTW! But I also put velcro on the back of mine, so they're removeable for laundering. ( -1 Accuracy)
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| Author: | Hybrid [ Tue May 16, 2017 7:50 pm ] |
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Order is in with camotech so hopefully my pilot will be up to date for LFCC Thank you for the various offers of help Karen at PNP has said she posted, but will refund this time. Given how well standard orders go I wonder if she is subbing the work out. |
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| Author: | Hybrid [ Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:25 pm ] |
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And they are here from Camotech already, I did have to order four so I need to decide what to do with the others. I already have a couple of ideas
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| Author: | retrogarde [ Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:16 pm ] |
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I've had nothing but grief from PnP, and nothing but professionalism from Camotech. Glad you got your tapes! |
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