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Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 01:50
by Tweek
I have a Centre of Aviation Medicine paint pretty much complete, bar the 'Centre of Aviation Medicine' text. :lol:

All I needed was the correct font to complete it.

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 01:54
by Quixoticish
Tweek wrote:I have a Centre of Aviation Medicine paint pretty much complete, bar the 'Centre of Aviation Medicine' text. :lol:

All I needed was the correct font to complete it.
There you go nicgreen. :thumbsup:

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 02:46
by Tweek
Don't suppose anyone would know the font in question? Can't remember if I asked here before, but I obviously never found out if I did!

http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air ... 0455937/L/

It's such a basic scheme, I'd hate to get the main feature wrong...

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 08:26
by Quixoticish
Tweek wrote:Don't suppose anyone would know the font in question? Can't remember if I asked here before, but I obviously never found out if I did!

http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air ... 0455937/L/

It's such a basic scheme, I'd hate to get the main feature wrong...
What the font (http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) suggests these as close matches:

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/nimbus ... ed-bold-3/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/efscangrap ... sb/no-two/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef/alterna ... ef-no-two/

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 09:28
by Tweek
Cheers for that, Chris. I'll give it a shot after work, later.

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 12:37
by Town
I would say it's Helvetica Narrow (BOLD), or a clone of that which is a fairly standard "stencil" font.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/h ... rrow-bold/

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 16:41
by Tweek
I don't take much credit for this, given how little was done (roundels, fin flash, text and serial) but this looks about done to me.

I went with Helvetica Narrow in the end, as the C's didn't look quite right on the other fonts. Thanks to both of you, either way. :)

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Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 17:09
by Tweek
Ok, the paint is in the queue at AVSIM and Classic British Files. Should be available soon.

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 17:17
by nicgreen
Tweek

Fantastic - that looks spot on - many thanks! I'll look out for the file...

Re: Who wanted a grey hawk?

Posted: 11 Aug 2008, 17:36
by Tweek
No problem. Happy to help. :)