Nocturnal ‘Airbus’ takes off

Print Solutions

Birmingham based Nocturnal UK has been in business for more than 15 years and is an expert in vehicle graphics and wrapping, digital printing, point of sale graphics, promotional displays and signs.

The company creates innovative and engaging displays for shops, offices, vehicles and more. One of Nocturnal’s most recent projects involved wrapping a minibus in Hexis materials to create a stunning ‘Airbus’ minibus for High Society Limousines.

Richard Phillips, managing director at Nocturnal, explained: ‘We have a long standing relationship with High Society Limousines and have worked on a significant number of vehicle wrapping projects for the company over the years. Subsequently, we had a good understanding of what they wanted to achieve with the ‘Airbus’ project.’

The vehicle delivered to Nocturnal for the wrap was not ideal as there were some issues with bodywork. However, Nocturnal took advantage of the benefits offered by Hexis products to ensure that the final wrap was as stunning as possible.

Nocturnal used HX190WG2 50 μm vinyl for the eye catching graphics and sealed the images with PC30G2 gloss laminate. The HX190WG2 film is perfectly suited to complex surfaces, and adheres particularly well to glass, steel, aluminium, PVC and melamine. Its high technical performance and conformability means that it can be used for full wraps, and on curved and riveted surfaces.

Following its external makeover – and to add to the drama and wow factor of the ‘Airbus’ – High Society Limousines added amplified sound mimicking an aircraft idling, along with running lights for the wings and wheels. Inside, it has had a full fit out including inflight screens, an in-vehicle bar, disco lights and a karaoke machine.

Richard said, ‘The ‘Airbus is proving to be very popular for school proms, hen nights and much more. It makes quite an impact at night when it comes past you on the road, that is for sure! At first glance it really does look like a plane is running alongside you.’