Images of two original ET SS decals

[real steel]

Been raining all day here. Nothing else to do but play with my photo shop program. I finally figured out how to "split screen".

Anyway...two ET decals, the nicer one on the left is Ken N.. The other is mine. A good study of originals if one cares to look
Notice how the bottom of the left rune swings upward just slightly ? They are not in line. However, the top of the runes are perfectly inline. This is what one wants to see.

David

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Both cracking ET runes David, not much to choose between them. As for the technology, I am clueless with these things! Leon.

[real steel]

Fakers can't get them right. As hard as they try.....can't be done. Worse case one inspects with the USB micro-scope if need be. But a real original one can tell from 6' away.

[HoundsTooth]

i'd not noticed the upward swing on the left rune before.
It's almost imperceptible... but it is there - especially with high quality decals like this. Excellent reference points. Thanks,
Nick

[real steel]

i'd not noticed the upward swing on the left rune before.
It's almost imperceptible... but it is there - especially with high quality decals like this. Excellent reference points. Thanks,
Nick

My pleasure Nick !!

[real steel]

Here is a "decent" repro known as the "sharp edge ET". Notice the tips of the runes are pointy & sharp ? Real ET decals have softer, blunter edges.But not a bad repro. See how the bottom runes are in line ? Nice try. These go back to the late 70's , early 80's

[MAP]

I've read about this before a few times but always have a hard time visualizing it. Do you mean the bottom of the left rune is higher or "swings" clockwise? Care to draw some lines on the photo?

[real steel]

Yes...the bottom of the left rune is higher.

[MAP]

Ok. Thanks.

[Danmark]

I can just imagine some German graphic artist rolling in his/her grave at the minutiae we now scrutinize ....ha, ha

They probably NEVER even knew that the left was higher!!! ( the QC inspectors didn't )