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Offline minerva

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BECC flags and lettering
« on: Wednesday | 08. June 2016 | 09:56 hrs »
As BECC flags and lettering have now closed down due to retirement.
Has anyone a source of Vinyl lettering for WW2 R.N. pennant numbers ?
(Plain black - no white background- square font ). Standard arial font vinyl
 lettering is available but the square font for pennant numbers isn't.
BECC used to provide a custom lettering service where they would produce
WW2 RN pennant numbers to customers requirements. Modelling outlets still
hold the BECC stock but the custom service stopped when BECC closed down.
Does anyone know the font style name of the Pennant numbers ?
Perhaps then a provider could be found.
« Last Edit: Wednesday | 08. June 2016 | 15:21 hrs by minerva »
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Offline rondean

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday | 08. June 2016 | 15:55 hrs »
We at Deans Marine have a vinyl cutting machines for the decals in our kits, supply us with the letter style and I will ask the cutting dept if they can do short runs. It has been done before for one off customer such as shipping and museum models so it a possibility. As I understand the R N letter styles depended on the templates held by each yard and they were all slightly different.
 Hope it helps
Regards
 Deans Marine
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Offline minerva

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday | 08. June 2016 | 20:40 hrs »
Ron,
 You are a God send !
I'll check out the fonts and e mail the details to the guys at the chandlers.
Well done Deans !!
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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #3 on: Thursday | 09. June 2016 | 17:47 hrs »
Contrary to remours seen here we are still going strong and have no plans to retire any time soon!! I think there is some confusion that one of our bigger online stockist Brian at ModelFlags.com has retired.
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Offline Horatio123

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #4 on: Thursday | 09. June 2016 | 17:52 hrs »
Just spoken to Chris at BECC , he confirms that THEY ARE NOT CLOSING DOWN ? It's just one of their agents who is closing down !
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Offline minerva

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #5 on: Friday | 10. June 2016 | 09:28 hrs »
Thank you very much indeed for that information !!!
BZ. Yes it was model flags who stated they had retired.
PHEW !
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Offline swiftdoc

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #6 on: Friday | 10. June 2016 | 12:29 hrs »
Thanks for the information. I was also a costumer of the model flags shop. On their website you find links to other dealers of the BECC stuff. BECC flags are the best I know. :)
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Offline seaspray

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #7 on: Sunday | 12. June 2016 | 12:44 hrs »
Nice to hear BECC isn't shutting down got loads of their letting and depth marks. Just that at Barry's letter  another good supplier  there seems to be a hiccup till his daughter gets things up and running.
Just what I hear on the net.
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Offline radio joe

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #8 on: Sunday | 12. June 2016 | 17:42 hrs »
BECC still stocked at www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk  ^^^
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Offline seaspray

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Re: BECC flags and lettering
« Reply #9 on: Sunday | 12. June 2016 | 22:29 hrs »
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