[Guest]

:feedback anyone know where i can find license plate decals in bulk for my diecasts that don't have any. :feedback

 

[Delta_Farce]

Check out this thread on custom decals.

Good luck,

Mark

 

[winstoncds]

CKOK, you could try this. >>Acme License Maker<<

 

[acisne]

You should be able to find decal paper at most hobby stores/shops. Why don't you just use labels and glue/tape them to aluminum like this: sign tutorial This is the way I make license plates too.

You can also go Acme license plate maker and make the plates and copy/paste/print them.
Print them all at once and you should only need a couple of sheets of label or decals.

Here are a couple I just made:

 

[cobalt1959]

Thanks Al!!! Now I'll be making license plates all day. . . :giggle :giggle

 

[Guest]

If you don't mind, can you please post a tutorial on how you get them the right size.

I have been struggling on to get to the correct size.

 

[cobalt1959]

Darrick, I know it's primitive way to do it, but I down-size them by incremements, printing them out on plain paper until they are the right size. I'm sure there's a better way to do it. . .

 

[Guest]

I tried that too :giggle

I was looking for that easy way you described :lol

 

[acisne]

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I'll work on a tutorial, but in the meantime, I just copy/paste them into CorelDraw (I don't have PS) and make several size sets of the same plate. The reason I do this is because the plate holders on makes/models are not standard, not even on Ertl cars.
I used a scale ruler and start at about 1-scale foot long by 1/2 scale foot wide.
Some might not be the right scale, but are made to fit the frame that the manufacturer put on the model.

Here is a pic that may make some sense of it.

 

[Guest]

If you have the license plate on PS, you should be able to resize it in inches. You could try measure the actual plate and divide it by 18 for 1/18?

 

[Phwoarrr]

Oh! this is cool, I had been pondering how I would make license plates....this completely solves the problem. :danbana
thanks for the links guys!

I just checked the link and it covers all states and provinces.....does anyone know if there a site that is similar for foreign plates? (such as Japan, HK, Europe)

 

[Guest]

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i have vettking from my old z06 vette in 1:1 form :coolpics

 

[Guest]

boy do i have alot of work ahead of me. all uts had no plates so i will be quite busy think them up.

 

[acisne]

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You guys are lucky that you can have 8 characters in Canada. In Texas we are only allowed 6 characters and a "-" on our plates :cry

 

[Guest]

I remember seeing somewhere online someone sells a software that you can make license plate with, and the fonts actually matches what they use on the real plates. Price was something like $40 USD. Someone on eBay sells custom scale plates at $8 each.

 

[Guest]

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i got my 8 letter one month after the initial first month as they wanted $500 for the 1st month then $212.50 for anything after that month. what a gip. i also have IM4SALE for my old demo that i used to drive when i was in the car business, and C5 KING when 8 letters were not allowed.

 

[Guest]

o.k lets see some license plate pics that some of you have made to give me ideas. :feedback

 

[Guest]

:giggle After finding this ebay link I think it would be much more cost effective for me to make my wn license plates. I will follow the great advice you all provided me with and will let you know the outcome.

:lol http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...5980978331&rd=1 :lol

man this would cost me $14,000 to do my whole collection more or less. Off to a hobby store I will go. :giggle