Hi folks, I've been watching the discussion about the Nelson-Wiggen
decal question.  I was going to offer some help with creating the
graphics but that problem seems to be solved.

 [ Ref. http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Pictures/mjones_N-W_decal.html 

Now the problem -- or "challenge", as my previous employer used to
call it -- is to actually make the water-slide decals.  The original
decals were made in layers: first a layer of glue, then a transparent
layer of lacquer (I think; it may be varnish) and then several layers
of ink applied with a silk-screen.  "Tango Papa Decals" in Easton,
Pennsylvania, sells the lacquer and glue film very reasonably, visit
http://www.tangopapadecals.com/ 

The cost of those silk-screens is what makes the price of commercial
decals so high.  Printing the decals yourself is a good alternative,
but rather than making the decals with an inkjet printer, I'd like
to suggest that you use an Alps printer that uses a film ribbon.   The
Alps 'ink' is pretty much opaque but you can apply a second layer to
be certain.  Also, you can print in white and gold and silver, if you
need to.

The film ribbon is available in the primary colors and a number
of custom colors as well as metallics.  Special colors, like your
sort-of-green background, can be produced by using mixed half-tones,
like the original.  And you can make one sheet or as many as you want
directly from the artwork, so you can try out a few variations.  You
could also make a test sheet with several mixes of the gold-green
combination.  There are several folks who will make the decals for you
using this method.

I'll send to Robbie a sheet of examples.  The top two are before and
after restoration of the same organ and the other two are just examples
of the decals for two other organs.  All were done with decal film from
Tango Papa Decals and an Alps printer.  By the way, I got several
copies of each decal in a couple different sizes on each sheet for
about $10.

Regards,
Craig Smith
Western New York