LeMans 2016 - Sticker my van
LeMans 2016 - Sticker my van
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Petrolhead_Rich

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4,659 posts

215 months

Friday 13th May 2016
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So this will be my first trip to LeMans, with two friends who have been before.

Going in my Transit Van, white and pretty much plain, so might sticker it up as I have access to a basic vinyl label printer that can cut letters/basic shapes or print basic bitmap images

110mm wide, 1000mm long is the limit

Ideas?

  • As I understand it I cannot include the PH logo for legal reasons, so please do not include this in your designs!!!



nic smith

54 posts

223 months

Friday 13th May 2016
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Ford are back this year, how about that as a start?

Some Gump

13,010 posts

209 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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OP, the best bit about an LM stickering is being individual. no-one can tell you a good scheme without knowing which tams you are passionate about, or what makes you laugh. If you do it by committee, you'll end up with martini stripes, which is ok but kind of the "why dd you bother" choice of stickerage.

You're also in the frtunate position of having printing facilities. You should aim to outdo others, not equal the average..

Petrolhead_Rich

Original Poster:

4,659 posts

215 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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Some Gump said:
OP, the best bit about an LM stickering is being individual. no-one can tell you a good scheme without knowing which tams you are passionate about, or what makes you laugh. If you do it by committee, you'll end up with martini stripes, which is ok but kind of the "why dd you bother" choice of stickerage.

You're also in the frtunate position of having printing facilities. You should aim to outdo others, not equal the average..
I was hoping for some ridiculous "PH Photoshop Thread" style suggestions for inspiration, I have some ideas, just wondered what the crazy world of PH could come up with!


Jenga

82 posts

166 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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Question, why cant you have the PH logo on it?

Some Gump

13,010 posts

209 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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...Then you should put pics of it front and side on =)

nic smith

54 posts

223 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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Ford are back this year, how about that as a start?

Truckosaurus

12,886 posts

307 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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nic smith said:
Ford are back this year, how about that as a start?
Replica of the GT's livery:



Petrolhead_Rich

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4,659 posts

215 months

Sunday 15th May 2016
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Jenga said:
Question, why cant you have the PH logo on it?
Because it's copyrighted & so me printing my own PH labels, even for personal use, would be frowned upon by the management!!

(I will be purchasing some LM2016 stickers from the PH shop anyway.)

Petrolhead_Rich

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Sunday 15th May 2016
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Truckosaurus said:
nic smith said:
Ford are back this year, how about that as a start?
Replica of the GT's livery:

might be a bit ambitious with the label printer I have (110mm max width)

I have thought of a ford related idea already....

come on PH, must be some better ideas?

for the photoshoppers out there, here are some suitable side pictures of similar vans;




Edited by Petrolhead_Rich on Sunday 15th May 10:18

Some Gump

13,010 posts

209 months

Sunday 15th May 2016
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Will try to do a couple of shops when I get to the right laptop - but for the meantime..

supervan 2. Except make it 24. The intake will be a piece of piss on a printer, because you can gradient fill and use 2 solid lines et voila, lovely intakes. The blue vinyl you can cut or print easy.
Add a track outline and boom, you're done.


Or you could copy the White / blue gt40 racing stripes / ford stripe low down, add a circle with period number, 50 or 24. Only works if you actually like the Ford GTE squads tho. (Personally, I think they have no right whatsoever to be there, but I don't get to make, or more importantly arbitrarily change the rules).


Next, you could do a rally / ford Motorsport / period touring car that was mainly white.




...but if I do get time to dig her laptop out, my designs will be none of those things smile

Edited by Some Gump on Monday 16th May 11:47

ClockworkDog

116 posts

143 months

Monday 16th May 2016
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I went with this last year! Very childish, I agree

VanquishRider

666 posts

175 months

Monday 16th May 2016
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Supervan 24 with the 24 in the circuit outline sounds great.

outspan

101 posts

119 months

Tuesday 17th May 2016
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I vote for this one:


Stripes are always good.
This is ours (78 = our year of birth)


Petrolhead_Rich

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4,659 posts

215 months

Saturday 11th June 2016
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Some Gump said:
supervan 2. Except make it 24. The intake will be a piece of piss on a printer, because you can gradient fill and use 2 solid lines et voila, lovely intakes. The blue vinyl you can cut or print easy.
Add a track outline and boom, you're done.
Thanks for your ideas;





williamp

20,101 posts

296 months

Saturday 11th June 2016
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love that you've not cleaned the top quarter. It needs a paper in the dashboard. Le Maine?? Or the Autosport guide rolled up??

Rs2oo

2,209 posts

221 months

Saturday 11th June 2016
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Those stickers have doubled the value of that van ! well done...........;)biggrinbiggrin

Petrolhead_Rich

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4,659 posts

215 months

Sunday 12th June 2016
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williamp said:
love that you've not cleaned the top quarter.
It's the first wash it's had in 4 years of ownership, I'm not going to wash the whole van, it will think I'm planning on selling it or something!

Rs2oo said:
Those stickers have doubled the value of that van ! well done...........;)biggrinbiggrin
Doubled? More like Tripled!!

The stripe down the side helps keep the front and back joined together! hehe

outspan

101 posts

119 months

Sunday 12th June 2016
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Looks excellent!

Hurray for the stickered vans!

Petrolhead_Rich

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215 months

Sunday 12th June 2016
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outspan said:
Looks excellent!

Hurray for the stickered vans!
Indeed, I'll keep an eye out for yours (assuming you'll be there?)