Does anyone know what the font is on the S1 Boretti - Veglia instruments. Particularly I need to replace the figures on the auxiliary instrumenst not the speedo and tachometer. Any other advice would be welcome.
Thanks
Neil
S1 instrument font
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Ed Levin
Re: S1 instrument font
I don't know the original font , but if you have a couple of legible characters remaining, you may be able to identify the font using the following site:
http://www.identifont.com/
You may find, though, that the characters have been subtly adjusted to the radius of the gauge, in which case identifying the font won't completely solve your problem. Then there's the problem of tearing down the gauge and applying characters without damaging the gauge face or needle. Might be easier to find replacement gauges (?).
Anyway, good luck
http://www.identifont.com/
You may find, though, that the characters have been subtly adjusted to the radius of the gauge, in which case identifying the font won't completely solve your problem. Then there's the problem of tearing down the gauge and applying characters without damaging the gauge face or needle. Might be easier to find replacement gauges (?).
Anyway, good luck
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Neil Cundy
Re: S1 instrument font
I have got the instruments to pieces, that was not a problem. A new set of dials would be rather an extravagance (and finding ones with decals in better condition would not be very likely) - the tachometer alone would cost about €800!
Thanks for the tip on the site - I will follow that up
Neil
Thanks for the tip on the site - I will follow that up
Neil
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Neil Cundy
Re: S1 instrument font
The closeset match I can find (after searching over 4000 fonts !) is EF Radiant
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef/radiant ... select=bas
The 2, 7 and Q are very slightly different but I doubt if it would be noticable - other than to a "font nerd" which I have just become
Neil
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef/radiant ... select=bas
The 2, 7 and Q are very slightly different but I doubt if it would be noticable - other than to a "font nerd" which I have just become
Neil
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Ed Levin
Re: S1 instrument font
Nice work; that's about as close as you can ever expect to get in trying to match a 'pre-digital' font.
Even if it's the actual typeface used (and it's old enough that it could be), some of the characters would certainly have changed in the conversion from photo-typesetting masters to digital outlines. Of course, if you were a real type nerd, you'd adjust those variant characters by altering their outlines in Fontographer or tweaking them in Illustrator...
Even if it's the actual typeface used (and it's old enough that it could be), some of the characters would certainly have changed in the conversion from photo-typesetting masters to digital outlines. Of course, if you were a real type nerd, you'd adjust those variant characters by altering their outlines in Fontographer or tweaking them in Illustrator...
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Neil Cundy
Re: S1 instrument font
Now you've set me off again ! I have a friend who is a graphic illustrator and this is exactly what he says he will do. He thinks the best way to go about this is to make a stencil and then spray the dials - we shall see.
Neil
Neil
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Ed Levin
Re: S1 instrument font
Sounds like a great answer (it's always nice to have friends), and the stencil and spray will give you the closest possible reproduction to the original--if it works. There is, however, another possibility.
Make a digital illustration of the entire dial face--all numbers, lines, graphics, in the correct colors (assuming it isn't just white on black)--with the correct diameter center hole, &c. E-mail this digital file to a company that makes vinyl graphic signs for outdoor use. Your 'sign' will be very small, so you'll want to make sure that you have someone who''l handle a small project and print it a the highest possible resolution. Typically, the signmaker will even precision-cut the outer diameter, the center hole, and any other notches, screw holes, &c.
Such signs are very common these days--every race car (even every bus in Los Angeles) is covered virtually end to end with adhered vinyl advertising--and the outdoor quality signs will stand up to UV for quite a while (make sure that you specify outdoor quality). The vinyl should be thin enough that it won't foul the gauge needle (but it would make sense to verify this if there's a fairly tight clearance). Even if there's no one in your area that does this (I don't know where you're located), a quick web search will find someone who can receive the file by e-mail and mail back the completed graphic.
You'll get a self-adhesive replacement dial face that exactly matches the original (or as exact as the original illustration). I'd even suggest having 2 or 3 of each dial done; the incremental cost of the second or third will be low, and you'll have a spare in case you damage the first one or for down the road if you get some UV fading.
Might be worth looking into. Modern technology liberates the masses...
Make a digital illustration of the entire dial face--all numbers, lines, graphics, in the correct colors (assuming it isn't just white on black)--with the correct diameter center hole, &c. E-mail this digital file to a company that makes vinyl graphic signs for outdoor use. Your 'sign' will be very small, so you'll want to make sure that you have someone who''l handle a small project and print it a the highest possible resolution. Typically, the signmaker will even precision-cut the outer diameter, the center hole, and any other notches, screw holes, &c.
Such signs are very common these days--every race car (even every bus in Los Angeles) is covered virtually end to end with adhered vinyl advertising--and the outdoor quality signs will stand up to UV for quite a while (make sure that you specify outdoor quality). The vinyl should be thin enough that it won't foul the gauge needle (but it would make sense to verify this if there's a fairly tight clearance). Even if there's no one in your area that does this (I don't know where you're located), a quick web search will find someone who can receive the file by e-mail and mail back the completed graphic.
You'll get a self-adhesive replacement dial face that exactly matches the original (or as exact as the original illustration). I'd even suggest having 2 or 3 of each dial done; the incremental cost of the second or third will be low, and you'll have a spare in case you damage the first one or for down the road if you get some UV fading.
Might be worth looking into. Modern technology liberates the masses...