Box 1T???

No, Woody has not decided to take to the World of fisticuffs! Instead this relates to the number plate of the Italeri DAF 95 Canvas Truck which is nearly finished. Having already adorned the cargo body with decals for a corrugated box company I thought I might as well make the number plate relevant! In the UK the choice of number plates for vehicles is limited to a defined format and layout set out by the DVLA. You do see some vehicles where the number plates are 'doctored' to make the letters and numbers read something that the owner wants rather then can legitimately get. I prefer the traditionally undoctored types though such as COM1C that Jimmy Tarbuck had or MAG1C that Paul Daniels had or Robbie Williams with his S8RRY plate on his Ferrari. 

There are a lot of transport companies who also don't doctor the registration to get something related to their business or truck and you do see a lot of recovery vehicles with the word 'TOW' in the registration plate. The second hand car dealer Cazoo has a lot of its trucks with plates that look from a quick glance like Cazoo. So for my truck I thought that BOX1T would be a good plate. I did check to see which vehicle in real life it was registered to but apparently it has never been issued in the UK.

Luckily I had a sheet of number plates and letters from KFS so I could make up this registration plate.

A bit fiddly to do as the individual letters and digits wanted to slide off in all directions just like the WMD HQ fleet of cats at vet time! However eventually the two plates were done. I still need to fit the front one to the front valance but the rear one is in plkace.

Whilst in the decal mood I also did the various decals for the front grill and the interior dashboard.

The cab takes on a whole new look as the steering wheel and front marker lights have also been fitted.

Hopefully once finished this will not be a truck to box up and put away!