Ty, I compared fonts on Paint Shop Pro and the only difference I can see is the J in USAFFCode has a flatter bottom than the J in LongBeachUSN but otherwise all other letters match up. I assume the author of the USAFFCode font did this so as to not to infringe. They are the same except for that one letter.
I think the best way to do this is get both the WMF file you offered and the font set I offered and just swap the J’s out. This is the way I would do it.
Either way you go about doing this is a win win for all that need the LongBeachUSN font for custom decals. I will be using both.[:D]
I just made a more comprehensive comparison and came the this conclusion, that the fonts are similar however, in the USAAF font the letters are wider and the spacing is completley different. The USAAF font for the same point size is about 1/4 larger than the Longbeach.
The way I came to this conclusion is in Corel Draw I overlayed the two fonts and was able to see the difference.
Nine years later, I know, but things do change. Another naval-aviation-marking font is available, this one legitimately for free: “USN_Stencil.ttf” (here it is at dafont.com), and you can compare it to the official USN lettering chart at Appendix A, pp. 44-45 paper (60-61 PDF), of MIL-STD-2161C(AS) “Department of Defense Standard Practice: Paint Schemes and Exterior Markings for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft, 7 February 2014” (PDF download).
I think you mean TLai Enterprises, they made that font “LongBeachUSN” and several others with military modelers in mind. One license for that font is $20.50, a bargain if you ask me! You can use it over and over again after all. I have a license for their MD Military Stencil A font, and I think it’s the best software value out of anything I’ve ever purchased onlline.
This guy deserves our money, and I hope modelers will support him to encourage him to eventually release his other in-progress projects. Him or others like him.