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Jeez... NO company is ever going to hassle you and chase for copyright BS for just replicating your own use and a single application. Furthermore, it wouldn't pay for them.

Now onto replicating. Testors Company makes a modeler's water applique kit. You might find the kit at a hobby store or even perhaps Walmart. You really don't need the kit (software, paper stock, lacquer spray), just the special film transfer stock for an inkjet printer. You can purchase either white or clear background stock.

First to get the artwork, scan a piece off of a brochure and clean, mod, scale to your needs or pull one off the net. After setting up the parameters in your printers software options, just print them out.

Once thats done, let the ink dry. I usually let it sit a day. After that, I spray a few light coats of Krylon clear acrylic and let it sit for a few days. When cured, cut and trim around the decal. To apply, soak the decal in room temp water for approx. 10 seconds and slide the decal to position, keep it sprayed wet if you have to reposition. Blot out the air bubbles, center out and you should be good. There's a bit more tips if working against a dark background or larger decals but I've done these for many replica, no longer available decals for machinery.
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