The information
needed to accurately represent a vehicle's past livery can come from a variety
of sources -
By their
nature, racing vehicles are well photographed, which can provide us with the
valuable information required to re-create the livery. Old photo's are the
main resource we use. As with road cars, history is as important as the condition
of the vehicle, in some cases more so, which is why old photo's tend to stick
with the vehicles.
Depending on the history of your vehicle, there's a chance that it may feature in a book or two. If you're an enthusiast, it's likely you'll have these books anyway, but if you haven't we will try and track down any books which can help us with the project. Books are a valuable resource as they not only provide quality photographs, but also information such as driver's name, sponsors and such like.
To complement our in-house produced vinyl graphics, we work closely with specialist sub-contractors to be able to offer all the services required to get the job done:-
Paintwork
-Large graphics or those which cover curvy panels are often applied with paint
instead of vinyl. This requires working closely with a paintshop you can trust,
laying out striping, choosing colours as well as managing quality and deadlines.
These kind of jobs often produce the most dramatic results and are the most
rewarding to be involved in.
Check out the Tic-Tac Porsche as an
example !
Engineering
-
Past careers and contacts allow access to a range of engineering services.
From simple brackets to fully engineered aerofoil wings. Engineering challenges
keep our brains active and also give us the ability to assist in the realisation
of your restoration or replica.
The Internet -
Where would we be without the world wide web ?! A great resource for photographs, sponsorship logos and literature, all helping to ensure the most accurate result possible.
We've
sourced valuable information from a number of unexpected sources :- Logos
found on spare panel work, original paintwork found under brackets, pictures
cropping up in old magazines, decal sheets for model cars etc. We will use
whatever we can find, to achieve the most accurate result.
