Guys thank you very much for your feedback. I must admit to having a great time with these subjects as I am a certified Game of Thrones tragic. For those who have trouble keeping up with the story it is said that George RR Martins books have over 1600 named characters so far ! - don't feel bad.
Dekiman, the plaques were not too hard. Disclaimer: this is not my original technique but I can't remember where I saw it to give credit. So if you're reading and it's yours - thankyou.
You will need - Computer with MS Word or similar, Overhead Projector transparencies, someway to print on these in black ( I used laser), black marker pen, silver/gold paint ( I used alclad). double sided adhesive sheet.
Step 1 - create your plaque in MS Word. I used a text box, Make sure you create a black border, insert an image and the text. Do some sample prints on paper to make sure the size is right.
Step 2 - I used a free PDF Creator to save this as a PDF file. You will need to print this as a reverse image onto the clear sheet. I used my local Officeworks supply store. Cheap as chips. So when you look at the clear sheet you see the plaque right way but its printed on the other side -got it? You can fit many copies or other plaques on this A4 sheet so try to do them all together.
Step 3 - I painted the printed side using my airbrush and Alclad Pale Burnt Metal. You could use silver, gold whatever. Light smooth coats straight onto plastic. Now the black text & image has a nice background.
Step 4 - roughly cut around the border leaving some extra to trim. Cut a piece same size of double sided adhesive sheet ( I use a 3M product) and peel & stick to the painted/printed side. This stuff has peel & stick on both sides.
Step 5 - trim the excess away with a sharp hobby blade and straight edge. Use the black marker to carefully tidy up the cut edge and unify the black border.
Step 6 - Now you are ready to fix to your completed base simply remove the other adhesive peel & stock backing and put into place - you will have to be careful with placement because you only get one shot this time.
People with access to more sophisticated software could create some really cool things using these basic principles.
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