Steve Eagle Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I would like to know what fonts that were used for numbers and letters on the F-86D. Trying to find out so I can create new ones so that are not on the decal sheet in the Kittyhawk kit or the Zotz sheet. I assume the smooth curvature and angled styles were both used. Are there any new decals coming out for the F-86D??? Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzx Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 http://www.fontpalace.com/font-download/Amarillo+USAF/ USAF not North American font. Jon Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 You can make your own fonts. I have used Coreldraw to do this, but I am sure other graphics software will do it too. Of course, you need to be able to lay out the images in the first place, so it might not be worth the effort, but if you were going to type in a lot of stencils for example, it probably would. Tim Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thanks for the info. I'll get back into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I'm facing the same problem...been looking for generic NAA-applied buzz numbers/serials/USAF titling decals. To no avail... The more I look at photographs, the more variations seem to show up as to the NAA lettering...slight differences in stroke, spacing between words, etc. Cheers Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thank you Jennings. PM sent. Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 http://www.logtnest.nl/downloads/fonts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzx Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Try this for F86 http://www.hobbydecal.com/detail.cgi?number=tc32025v1 Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks, gents. Jon, Tony... Just as Jennings has already pointed out, the NAA-applied lettering is truly unique and some of the available fonts are give or take close matches. However, individual letters, e.g. E and F, are completely NAA-proprietary, and once traced, they will still need some modifications. HD sheet: It's a great sheet. But in case you may want to build a Sabre Dog wearing full NAA lettering, it lacks the "round" U.S. AIR FORCE titling as well as the "round" 8" vertical tail serials found on many aircraft. So far, none of the available sheets has provided modellers with the full meal. Single stroke "angled" lettering, NAA lettering, stencilled versions versus solid versions, 12", 15", USAF titling with deviating word spacing, etc. F-86D-40 in full NAA lettering: Variations of NAA-applied and "regular" single stroke USAF titling: Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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