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01-27-2013, 12:01 AM
AWC, I had started doing exactly what you suggested, going through lots of fonts, primarily outline fonts, looking for a match. It got old quick but I did find one called IvanBeckerOutline that started to come close. Here's a comparison of the font and a scan from a decal. Not great.
Bob
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PHILCO Font - by klondike98 - 12-07-2012, 01:18 PM
RE: PHILCO Font - by TheFightingHellfish - 01-15-2013, 12:48 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by klondike98 - 01-15-2013, 09:40 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by awc71 - 01-26-2013, 07:20 PM
RE: PHILCO Font - by klondike98 - 01-27-2013, 12:01 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by awc71 - 01-27-2013, 12:28 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by Ron Ramirez - 01-27-2013, 08:21 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by klondike98 - 01-27-2013, 09:33 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by Ron Ramirez - 01-27-2013, 10:04 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by klondike98 - 01-27-2013, 10:07 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by awc71 - 01-27-2013, 06:23 PM
RE: PHILCO Font - by awc71 - 01-28-2013, 03:42 PM
RE: PHILCO Font - by Chuck Schwark - 01-29-2013, 10:27 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by Ron Ramirez - 01-29-2013, 10:40 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by awc71 - 01-29-2013, 11:02 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by awc71 - 01-29-2013, 11:07 AM
RE: PHILCO Font - by klondike98 - 01-29-2013, 12:22 PM
RE: PHILCO Font - by Ron Ramirez - 01-29-2013, 01:01 PM
RE: PHILCO Font - by awc71 - 01-29-2013, 03:22 PM



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