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    Posted by Brian Hays on 21 February 2006 at 12:41

    Anybody recognise this one? I damaged a hire van recently, went through the Blackwall Tunnel in a van that was too high. Doh 😳 😳

    Anyway need to replace a sticker on the roof of a Luton Van.


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    river-runner replied 19 years, 10 months ago 6 Members · 10 Replies
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  • Russ

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 14:04

    scrolled through all my fonts thought I had it a couple of times, sorry mate no joy here.

    Regards Russ

  • Rod Gray

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 14:10

    Snell Black BT is close Brian.

    But it all depends on what the original signwriter done with software manipulation.

    If it was me, i`d remove the entire decal and replace with something you`ve created to 95% + accuracy instead of trying to patch or match.

    Snell Black BT with a small outline to beef it up a bit should do it.

    Outline again and drop shadow.

    Rod

  • Brian Hays

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 14:13

    Cheers for looking guys, it has to be spot on though as he has loads of vans.

    It cost me £600 in damage to the van, told him I would get him the stickers. If I can’t find it will have to pay their Sign guy. Think he wants £80-£100 for one about 5′ x 10″ though 😮

  • Russ

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 14:21

    That’s mad we do a full tractor and trailer for that kind of money 😀 😀 😀

    Russ

  • Tim Shaw

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 14:35

    looks like it has been hand digitised, the bottom of the i’s are differnt and the scroll on the s where it joins the preceding letter are also differnt on each s.

    Get a good photograph and digitise of that, only take 30-40 minutes tops.

  • Dave & Rob Lowery

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 14:58

    Fit a height sticker in the middle of the windscreen for next time you hire it 😀

  • Brian Hays

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 15:09

    Ireland not a good place to be a Sign Maker then Russ?

    Maybe your right Tim & i’ll have to vectorise it.

    Don’t think he will let me hire it again Dave, cheers for the tip though :lol1:

  • Russ

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 17:04

    Great place Brian lot’s of tractors 😀

    where there’s muck there money 😉

    Russ

  • Brian Hays

    Member
    21 February 2006 at 18:05

    Can’t be much on your tractors then Russ (?)

    Have vectorised it myself now, hopefully it will still look ok when it’s blown up. All the letters are different, even the 2 captital M’s. Must have been created from a Sign Written van or something?

  • river-runner

    Member
    3 March 2006 at 04:18

    I took your pic into photo shop took the magic wand with a setting of 80 and was able to separate the red as one layer and the black as another. the edges were raggy due to the fact it was a 72 dpi. I am sure with a really good picture @ 350/400 dpi would work well for you
    Good luck mate GAry

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