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Austin Font - Jamie - 26-08-2020
Good morning.
I have been looking around, but with little success. Does anyone know a font which approximates to the Austin script used on the radiator badges? I lack the hand-writing or calligraphy skill to create what I want to do by hand.
Thank you.
Jamie.
RE: Austin Font - Andy Bennett - 26-08-2020
came up a while ago on the old forum here:
http://pub25.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=2099944454&frmid=5&msgid=853257&cmd=show
there was also someone recently offering Ulster badges on ebay if you can track them down.
Andy
RE: Austin Font - Mike Costigan - 26-08-2020
The original Austin script was hand-drawn rather than using a formal font; your best bet would be to draw, or get someone to draw, the lettering you want:
1919 austin script.JPG (Size: 98.92 KB / Downloads: 422)
illustration published in the Archives
RE: Austin Font - Andy Bennett - 26-08-2020
To think we nearly got to drive Austim Sevens
RE: Austin Font - Chris KC - 26-08-2020
I managed to copy the 'Austin' logo fairly successfully using enlarge/reduce on a photocopier and cutting out a stencil.
If you want other letters though you may be on your own...
RE: Austin Font - Howard Wright - 26-08-2020
Hi Jamie
I used the Ford (wash my mouth out) script as a basis for my special badges. In the end cutting and polishing the 2mm aluminium distorted things a bit.
Cheers
Howard
RE: Austin Font - Jamie - 26-08-2020
Thank you for the replies and suggestions. You Brookfields script loooks good, Howard. My daughter is quite artisitc and has said that she will have a go for me, but if she is not successful, I shall have a look for the Ford font and see how I get on with it.
Regards,
Jamie.
RE: Austin Font - Bob Olive - 03-09-2020
Jamie
Have a look at the Hupmobile script as well. There are one or two others too, mostly American, but I can't think of them all at the moment. The prewar car magazines adverts are the best bet...
RE: Austin Font - Jamie - 04-09-2020
Thank you for the suggestion, Bob. That is a good match for the script. I have been lucky, though, as I finally managed to encourage my artistic daughter to draw what I wanted. I now need to scan it and convert it into a jpg or dxf file.
Regards,
Jamie.