stencils

[SETOYOTA]

I made this too. You can literally produce any font. That HMMWV is 27 inches long. AM GENERAL letters are four inches tall. You can go up to 12 inches. The US AIRFORCE letters are 12 inches on my jet. You can cut a stencil for paint or a decal

 

[M813rc]

SETOYOTA, your machine sounds very cool. Beats my method of drawing the lettering out on manilla folders, then cutting with an Xacto knife!

I'm with Mogman on possibly overstressing the little grey cells, but I may have to look into one of these newer machines and see if old dogs can learn new tricks.

As regards the old Marsh-style machines, they are big, heavy, limited to one font, one size, and take some experimentation to figure out how to best use them. But once you do, they produce adequate, and period correct, stencils.
They work purely manually. You clamp your card stock in where you want it, spin the wheel on top so the arrow lines up with the desired character, then pull the cut handle. The machine punches out the character and advances your card one space, so you select the next character with the wheel and repeat until you are done. Normally, you pull out your finished product, cuss a bit because you missed a letter, and do it again til it's right.

Cheers

 

[SETOYOTA]

I have 2 of the old Marsh machines. 1 inch and 1/2 inch. I no longer use them. $75 plus the freight and packaging for either one.

 

[springer1981]

I have 2 of the old Marsh machines. 1 inch and 1/2 inch. I no longer use them. $75 plus the freight and packaging for either one.

pm sent

 

[m715mike]

I am getting ready to stencil my M1097R1 and want to use USMC markings. Specifically, I want to put the "USMC 6XXXXX" serial number on the hood and tailgate. I've been looking at a lot of pictures on GovPlanet of the Marine Corps trucks that are currently being auctioned. I do not see the "M" described by @M813rc in post #7 of this thread. Also, in several pictures, it appears that the serial number on the hood and tailgate was done with vinal stickers; whereas, the RUC is painted on and the serial number and RUC are different fonts. Attached are two pictures from the same truck. Note the "M" in the serial number on the hood and the "M" in the RUC under the driver's door.

Does anyone know what font was used on the hood for the serial number. And, am I correct that the hood is a vinal sticker?

 

[spankybear]

Know anybody with a Cricut cutter... Make them yourself....

 

[SETOYOTA]

I have a cameo 4. Best $200 I ever spent. Cut all my own stuff

 

[M813rc]

Does anyone know what font was used on the hood for the serial number. And, am I correct that the hood is a vinal sticker?

The vinyl stick-on letters were exceptions to the rule, and I only saw them on some Humvees in the motor pools. The issue the Marines had with those is that they peeled off rather readily. Several of the Humvees in son's motor pool had vestigal shadows from where the stickers used to be, the markings having been reapplied with stencils and paint.

Cheers

 

[m715mike]

I am going with vinyl for the USMC vehicle number. How does this look? (@M813rc - I am really interested in your opinion).

I’m not aiming for perfect, but I do want it convincing (especially to a the average person).

 

[M813rc]

I am going with vinyl for the USMC vehicle number. How does this look? (@M813rc - I am really interested in your opinion).

I’m not aiming for perfect, but I do want it convincing (especially to a the average person).

I think it looks great! You certainly got the M right.

Cheers

 

[m715mike]

I think it looks great! You certainly got the M right.

Cheers

Thanks to the drawings you posted!

 

[m715mike]

The M1097R1 now has USMC vehicle number vinyl stickers!

Jeepstickers.biz made the stickers for me. I’ve purchased vinyl stickers from them before and was very impressed with their prices, customer service and quality. If you are not cutting your own vinyl, I recommend Jeepstickers.biz. And, now, they have the font for USMC vehicle numbers….

 

[M813rc]

Looks outstanding!

Cheers

 

[spankybear]

People with cutters can download Marsh fount here

Marsh Font · 1001 Fonts

Download Marsh Font · Free for commercial use · MARSH STENCIL is a revival of an old stencil typeface produced by the American company MARSH Stencil Machines during WWII. It's FREE

www.1001fonts.com

Does anybody know what fount the USMC uses for the vinyl numbers on their HMMWV

 

[missionexpert]

If you can find a clear image of a marking, it can be easy to render a vector file and make a duplicate. I'd be happy to try and cut some markings if you can find an image of what the marking or logo you want made. Send me a message.

 

[spankybear]

If you can find a clear image of a marking, it can be easy to render a vector file and make a duplicate. I'd be happy to try and cut some markings if you can find an image of what the marking or logo you want made. Send me a message.

I did this with some LMTV data plates... My first try with the tilting cab data plate. I used Inkscape. Not perfect but good enough.

Before and after...

 

[DREDnot]

Got these off ebay. Pay by the character.
Nearly identical
Markings on the hood are original

 

[gonecheenin]

I got my stencils from "cucv_ii" on Ebay, says he cuts them out on an old machine with the correct font.
Paid like 20 bucks shipped for the TP45, Diesel fuel only, and custom M1028A4/D30 stencils