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Armor/AFV: Modern - USA
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Font type for mordern U.S. army vehicles.
jryckert
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Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 01:35 AM UTC
The type that I am looking for was used in stencils in the early 1990's. Do they make decals with this font? TIA, Jon
18Bravo
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Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 02:15 AM UTC
This is probably the style you need, although there was not a universal standard. Some vehicles used vinyl stick on lettering.



This is a good site for different stencil fonts.

http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=114
HeavyArty
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Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 02:25 AM UTC
I make my own bumper number decals using computer decal paper in my home printer using PowerPoint. I usually use either Stencilla-A, Gunpla, or Amarillo USAF fonts.

Some examples:



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DECALCOMANIACS
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Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 08:06 AM UTC
John,
Would these decals help?
Regards,
Georg
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Posted: Sunday, March 01, 2015 - 06:52 PM UTC
this might help.

http://g838.org/g838_manuals/Military_Standard_642_Tactical_vehicle_markings.pdf
Bravo1102
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Posted: Sunday, March 01, 2015 - 08:10 PM UTC
The Stencilia and Gunplay families of fonts are your best bet. I'd stay away from Amarillo USAF or Long Beach USN because those are usually reserved for aircraft. USAF and USN ground vehicles don't necessarily use those fonts. Aircraft ordnance is often stenciled in a font like the sans serif US Army stencils and not Amarillo USAF.

They're supposed to be a 3 inch tall sans serif font. They are supposed to be applied using a set of brass stencils but if an old set of cardboard ones are laying around they'll be used.
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