An update - the replacement covers were hardly any different from the first.
I went through a lengthy trial and error process of trying to match up the blue of the 30th Special magazine cover background against the many shades of blue on the 10 printed coves. The closest I could find was in the blue of the Cobra Trooper's shoulder on the cover to volume 7... I submitted that shade as a trial, it still isn't perfect, but is the best one yet.
The printers' support staff have been very helpful, patient and generous, but will not give me a third replacement, so it will have to do. I have also replaced two of the cover images, I was aiming for 'montage' imagery as a theme but could only source 8 pictures from the BAF archive. Then I remembered the two toy adverts from the back covers.
My issue now is, do I release these for sale, or do I persevere with the bleaching technique recently submitted by Malcolm Orr?
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=12980 Here is the greyed image as it is currently printed followed by a mock-up of the bleached version.
It'll mean a lot more work but may make a big difference. But then I've already had to remove the 30th anniversary cover logos because of the delays to the project, and it is now eating into my 10th anniversary celebration preparations. Is it worth it, do you guys think?
