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News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:36 pm

Movie HA Jazz is pretty much detailed enough but I want a little bit more. Does anybody know if there is a proper set from Reprolables for HA Jazz especially for his rear license plate?

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:07 pm

Not sure if there is an offical set, but any of the license plates from the alternators look like they would work. I don't have any HA's, but they are about the same size.

News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:51 pm

Oh yeah! Alternators sounds right. They sell whole lot of license plate stickers in alternator section but Jazz has only one. :-(

Thanks for your advice.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:09 am

Can't you print out a tiny one? Print a sheet of slightly different size ones and glue the best fit on?

News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:54 am

What kind of paper do you suggest? The glossy photo paper? I surely can try. Just fear the text might be blurry too much in that small size.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:18 am

I really don't know! I suppose you want some sort of smooth paper to get clarity on the letters.

News Credits: 1 · by **Pontimax 01** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:10 pm

Mykltron wrote:Can't you print out a tiny one? Print a sheet of slightly different size ones and glue the best fit on?

This. I've frequently made custom plates for all my 1/24 scale model cars. Which are awfully close in scale to the HA and Alts.

Just tinker with font sizes and like Mykltron said, just print a variety out and pick the one that gets the desired look.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:56 am

I'm also wondering if you could find a photo of Jazz from a car show or something to get the actual plate.

News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:55 am

Thanks guys, I will certainly try and with any success, might post a picture here. But first, I have to get some photo papers first as I already ran out of the 4x6 ones. :lol:

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:57 am

paul053 wrote:Thanks guys, I will certainly try and with any success, might post a picture here. But first, I have to get some photo papers first as I already ran out of the 4x6 ones.

You could just use any A4 paper couldn't you?

News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:39 am

Done! Not super duper good but so far I am very satisfied with it. Here it goes.

This is before.
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/hunt-for-the-decepticons/jazz/2103/1/34/

This is the plate design I have.

After shrinking it down to 48x24 and print it out on a regular glossy photo paper, even though the image blurred but I like it so far. Also added those tail lights from the same photo paper.

Any suggestions and comments are welcome.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:39 am

Looking good! Where did you get the design from?

News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:51 pm

Mykltron wrote:Looking good! Where did you get the design from?

Thanks!

License plate or tail light?

License plate is from the Minnesota state plate template. Then just wiped out the middle text and added JAZZ in italic arial black font. Then google search for the music symbol and added it in the middle.

Tail light. Just browsing on line and finally found a Solstice picture from the back.

This is all done by using Paint, which is pain in the neck and the effect is really limited. Currently I don't have photoshop or photoimpact on my computer. It should be better if using any of them.