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NightGod:
I'm almost positive those things aren't permanently attached...it would make zero sense to leave the operator no way to change his pricing on his cab. On mine, there is a second piece of plastic clipped in with the pricing sheet in the middle of them-it takes some doing, but it's possible to get those out.

Outrun:
Thanks for the replies so far. It is greatly appreciated.

I might not have made myself clear or confused you with the pictures i posted. The section containing the coin inserts can be taken apart & the plastic inserts can be removed. Hopefully from this new picture it may become clearer what I'm trying to do - Mind you, my camera battery has died so I'm having to rely on a very grainy webcam photo :-(

Al thought the inserts can be removed, the actual label is encased in plastic. I'm hoping to get a few ideas from the forum as to scratch building a new set containing labels denominating UK coins.

Sorry for any confusion caused.

Kind regards

Outrun



NightGod:
Not sure if they have the equivalent in the UK, but here in the US I would just go to a shop that will do vinyl printing (like Kinkos, though I have a friend I would go to for it) and have them print it out on adhesive vinyl and just stick those in there, forget trying to muck about with re-creating those plastic inserts.

As an alternative, printing it out on some heavy card stock or photo paper might give you similar results-anything stiff enough to support it's own weight inside the space created by the parts you can take apart.

Or contact the manufacturer of the coin door and see if you can purchase some from them.

Sizzler:

--- Quote from: Outrun on August 10, 2006, 03:15:09 pm --- the actual label is encased in plastic.
--- End quote ---

I've never seen inserts like that so you may be right, but are you 100% sure there's not a very thin slot at the top that would allow the label to come out?

Outrun:
Hi Guys,

Nope the label is encased in the plastic as a one piece affair & deff will not slide out & yes, they are a bit strange aren't they !!

I was hoping to recreate something similar as the picture so that the labels would light up & be bright enough to look good hence why i haven't printed new labels, stuck on card & then just wedged them in the slot.

I've created/printed the labels i want to use but the problem i have is how to attach them to a transparent plastic. i.e gluing labels to plastic shows horrible marks when lit up from the rear.

Ideally i need some some sort of printing directly to transparent sheet. Doesn't matter if the plastic sheet is to thin, i can always pack it with something behind it (as long as it doesn't show when backlit).

Many thanks for  you posts so far. I'll keep trying with various materials, I'm sure I'll get there.



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