Online license plate generator

[gman]

Stop me if this one is old news- I was reviewing older bookmarked sites for license plates, and found some usability issues with one I had used previously.

I came across this site:

http://platesmania.com/us/informer

http://platesmania.com/ca/informer

They have plates for the UK as well.

[ChrisBcritter]

Numbers are close; font's a bit off (and all characters should be bolder). A decent effort.

Edited June 24, 2020 by ChrisBcritter

[gman]

https://www.acme.com/licensemaker/licensemaker.cgi?state=California&text=186+CGA&plate=1969&r=958110045

Here is the oher site I mention, for reference. 

 

Edited June 24, 2020 by gman

[1972coronet]

That's pretty good . The fonts do appear rather flat , especially since the rest of the licence plate has an ostensible light source from the upper-left . 

Certainly , in regard to the California plates , the fonts should be different starting with the blue & gold "series" from 1970 , and every ad seq. series .

Given that these will likely be rendered in 1/25 - 1/24 scale , these little nuances likely will go unnoticed (especially the esoteric font change -- something that only a geek like me would notice) .

[gman]

Being from the frozen north, I am mostly interested in the BC plates. The vanity, passenger car and truck series look close enough for my purposes.

 

They are a decent starting point, and those well-versed in Photoshop could probably fine tune things further, either from one of the online license plate generators, or from a stock internet photo or one's own photo. Much easier than photo-reducing your own with a 35mm camera like I did in the old days. Print out your chosen generated or Photoshopped plate on photo paper, emboss characters from behind for raised details and install.

[charlie8575]

Good to know. They have the proper commercial base for Massachusetts, at least from the late '80s forward. I wonder if they'll add more of the bases?

Charlie Larkin

[Mattilacken]

A great site also for European plates. Have done my Swidish US sized plates for my 454SS on there. 

I Was looking for this plate but could not find it, bummer since its a cool looking plate.

[NOBLNG]

Too bad that one doesn’t have provinces too..?

https://www.acme.com/licensemaker/licensemaker.cgi?state=Manitoba&text=ABC+123&plate=1997&r=38540633

[Mattilacken]

14 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Too bad that one doesn’t have provinces too..?

https://www.acme.com/licensemaker/licensemaker.cgi?state=Manitoba&text=ABC+123&plate=1997&r=38540633

Does't the first one? Had many diferent plates at least.

[NOBLNG]

51 minutes ago, Mattilacken said:

Does't the first one? Had many diferent plates at least.

My bad…I didn’t scroll backwards to the original post.?

[bytownshaker]

Greg you get all province's at https://www.acme.com/licensemaker/licensemaker.cgi? you just need to pick your province.