Yes Roger, Just adjust to the size you want on your PC and print as normal.
Another tip is if you are looking for something specific try Pattos Place in Australia. If they haven't got it nobodywill
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Yes Roger, Just adjust to the size you want on your PC and print as normal.
Another tip is if you are looking for something specific try Pattos Place in Australia. If they haven't got it nobodywill
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Another trial and error. Ferrari Breadvan
Thanks for that, how close would your pic be to full size? From memory that appears to be close to it. Is it my imagination or did the early sixties/seventies ones have a simple white steering wheel with less detail and different wording?
Rob, Think that's it and the size is about right. Another thought............ print it off or download pic to a stick and see an auto signwriter. They could print it off on vinyl.. Just a thought
I think they might have been bigger than that.
The earlier Shell Sport ones were 400mm x 160mm.
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Here is the great Jimmy Clark at Pukekohe Jan. 1968 in his Lotus 49 displaying the Shell Racing sticker.
Note the difference.
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Oh dear, got it wrong again!
I am searching through my stuff for originals. There were different versions different years from memory.
Talking of years- what colour was car registration sticker for 1969 ?
Rob,
Perhaps if you can get a copy of this 1968 NZ Shell Motor Racing magazine there might be some suitable photos within.
Looks like at Teretonga in 1968 that the Jim Clark sticker had changed but the Amon Ferrari and McLaren BRM had the Shell sticker.
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A stunning front page when the cars looked different and a sounded different!
Ray- they only really looked different when Tyrells P-34 6 wheeler arrived in 1976 to win a race ...LOL
Bry3500, they are cool I had the Zephyr and Anglia [ Matchbox ] left the Zephyr standard but turned the Anglia into a Breadvan type .. then unscrewed the base and put in on a Faller 1;72 scale slot car chassis, was no good, body too heavy,
my brother in his Porsche alway2 beat me.. s
Thanks for suggestions guys. I do have those Shell year books among others showing these decals on various cars, but none are good enough to use as a reference. Your photo is the best I have seen Ken, and as luck would have it, the very car I am modelling, the 49T as raced at Puke and Levin 1968 ( I was there) before the big change to Gold Leaf colours at Wigram. Will scale it off as best I can and consult a graphics dude. Good work team!!
Hi Rob,
I guess I haven't been looking at this thread for a while! I've got an original Shell Racing sticker from around 1972, which I had copied and digitally repaired by a graphic designer friend a few years ago. I emailed it to Dale Mathers when he was looking for it (he confirmed it was the version he was after) and I'll happily forward it to you too - just PM me your email address.
The one thing I'll highlight with it though is that the red in my jpg is a little too orange, but that sort of thing can be digitally altered (apparently).
Cheers,
Alan.
Rob,
The Hyndmans will assist you as best as we can.
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I'll have a go at uploading the image (last time I tried the image was too poor quality to upload once it was small enough to be allowed).
Here's the original sticker:
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And here is the tarted up version (I still can't find a way to maintain the quality of the image):
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As I said earlier, the red is not the correct shade.
Cheers,
Alan.
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Last One. I think it's recognisable
Thank you Steve. I think a majority of this thread has gone down the turley with the Photobucket debacle
Maybe you could go back to the original posts and repost the pics on here chaindrive? One of the real bonuses of this site as opposed to all others, is that there is no time limit on editing. That means you can delete the original attachments (via advanced) and add a new pic. Time consuming, but it can be done.
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Red Dawson Camaro project. Have finally done the flares.
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Fahey's escort/ Dawson's Camaro projects
Oh Yes...............Keep em coming
Looking good Dr Bob! What scale is it?
I try to only build in !/24 or 1/25
A couple from the fantastic Haynes Motor Museum Devon, UK. Well worth a visit if you are in the UK and not too far from London by road.
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Great stuff............Love the BRM
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Small Tribute to Timaru's 50th
A great tribute in fact.
Since Photobucket debacle, Most pics have been replaced with new. Also up to date shot of Amon 250FAttachment 50695
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!/12 Tribute to the Great Man
Built many years ago. Used a 1/12 Tamiya McLaren M23 mated to a Lola T70 engine and box. How the hell I did that signwriting on it I don't know.All hand painted ! George told me once "that I must have used a hair from a gnats eyebrow " to do it. What a great man. Graham Sorrenson was the co-builder
These are for Peter Mackay "Peter M" on TRS - McLarens and other cars of Kiwi connection
The Chaparral McLaren
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as raced by John Surtees, before the next Chaparral arrived in 1969
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McLaren
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a March - Chris Amon's car - made from a Marsh Models kit and modified
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Brilliant.............You know which FB page they go on !!! Never heard of the Chap/Mac