Thanks Garyh - i'd printed a few things on those backing rafts over Christmas and i will most probably be using that approach for an other Miglia related bit i want to make.
I was looking at some in an autojumble a while back and remembered that a lot of the period badges simply used construction lines/channels where the letters didn't join.
So i've been having a tinker and come up with:
Swifty - cheers for the idea matey, i've already got another project started using that approach (great minds, and all that
) as i have to make something for my lads. But that's a whole other story!!