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 Not a retro and for that I apologize. But does anyone know where I can get my hands on some this vinyl to use for my own nefarious purposes on a retro? |
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I have no idea... But it does remind me of the 'Lost Birds' Skyline.Which still looks amazing and was drawn entirely by hand...  |
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Automotive disguiseDarrenW
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I'm sure I read somewhere that BMW use a custom print of their own for disguise purposes, so I'd guess it's not generally available. Saw it for real near Munich in '09:  BMW X5 Prototype by retromotoring, on Flickr Followed him for about 30 miles along the autobahn and through Munich in traffic! ;D |
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I like the way they have covered the BMW badge but it still as X5 on the boot still.
From the looks of it, it's just swirls in Adobe Illustrator. You can twist the vectors into something every similar. If you were going to make you own try some different starting shapes (lines, spots etc) and see what you can come up with.
Cheers
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every manufacturer uses their own. I particularly like the ford 1  which the designer fondly names the used prophylactic vinyl [edit] sorry the image is so big |
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 this thread actually got me more interested than usual and it got me wondering. Can anyone explain why they used repetive shapes rather than similar patterns to those which the military use? The reason for the picture of the horrible modern above is because i also found pictures of them applying the vinyl.   (also interesting to note that the car pictured has a sun roof but no insignia's (insignii?) came with sunroofs...) As an aside i've now decided i need some headlights like the top picture for my insignia. |
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In most cases it'll be a printed Vinyl, so if you want something similar just find a local vehicle wrapper and they'll be able to knock up a few designs for you.
Beware its not cheap though, especially if you want stuff that'll last a little while, the cost to wrap a small hatchback is easily over a grand!
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Automotive disguiseskinnylew
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I'm guessing, and it's just a guess, that they aren't going for a camouflaging effect to blen the car in. They are going for a more magic eye effect to distract the human eye from seeing the detailed sections of the car or at least sending the eye different signals as to what it's seeing.
The BMW for example i am struggling to see all the little cut lines, shut lines and flaring as my eyes can't focus on the detail. But then again its a 1-series one of my most hated cars so I don't look at them for long....
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^Indeed - I suspect that the harsh lines of the vinyl stop the details of the shape being apparant to both the naked eye and the camera lens. The bonnet swages on that insignia are virtually invisible in the first photo...
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Well you guys have confounded me, for I was going to post up a question as to why they use the vinyl when it disguises nothing. But then my eyes have long been messed up and don't focus properly or consistently, so sharp contrasts don't work on me.
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Google "dazzle camouflage"  But yeah, as said above, so you can't see any detail, you become "dazzled" because there is so much going on with the pattern that the car basically becomes an outline.   |
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy.  |
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy. |
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 I have no idea what sort of car this Kadett is. |
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I have no idea what sort of car this Kadett is. It must be an old car,.. it is in black and white. |
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I have no idea what sort of car this Kadett is. It must be an old car,.. it is in black and white. ;D  ;D |
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As has been said above, the only reason that manufacturers use vinyl wrap is to disguise the details of any facelift or new model. Good wrap will divert the eye, but I must say that most of the above seem quite poor efforts and disguise nothing.
Everyone is at it and a lot more thought goes into it than you might think.
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Nothing stopping you finding a pattern/print that you like the look of, and getting it made into a vinyl wrap by a wrapping company.
That's what I did with my roof, just send them a high res Jpeg and they will print it up, easy.
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