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I've been enjoying this Western Rail Images web site, but this one photo really stands out for freight car interest

By Tim O'Connor · #88288 ·

Re: Drawing or tracing lettering (was FGEX/WFEX Questions

Oh, darn!! Looks like I need to learn to use another software. Gene Green

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #88287 ·

Re: Drawing or tracing lettering (was FGEX/WFEX Questions

CorelDraw (and I'd suspect Adobe Illustrator) are well used in the graphics industry. I've had decals made (from 2 different manufacturers plus the ALPS on my own), had vinyl cut, a namesign for my

By jerryglow2 · #88286 ·

Re: Sunshine Models at Timonum

Tim, Check it out Tim, as I am sure that Martin would sell a ton of kits there. It was he that told me that they said that they could not guarantee tables. You would think that if they wanted him

By tmolsen@... · #88285 ·

Re: Drawing or tracing lettering (was FGEX/WFEX Questions

Dennis, Thanks for the reference to the equipment diagram and the tips about Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw. Many years ago a friend showed me how to use the scale features of Corel Draw. Gene

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #88284 ·

Re: Sunshine Models at Timonum

Tom, I'm sure someone who didn't know him said that to him, but I can tell you they have quite a bit of planning flexibility and many new displays and vendors appear each year. The first year with

By Tim O'Connor · #88283 ·

Re: Drawing or tracing lettering (was FGEX/WFEX Questions

Gene, Take a look at: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-frt/12-D-97.GIF It will give you the correct letter sizes and placement, but not the correct letterform, since they were doodled on the

By soolinehistory <destorzek@...> · #88282 ·

Re: Sunshine website - Stan Rydarowicz page

Looks great, Jim. Now I have the photos. Dennis Dennis Williams Munhall, Pa. www.resinbuilders4u.com

By Dennis Williams · #88281 ·

Sunshine website - Stan Rydarowicz page

I've added a page for Stan Rydarowicz's reefer kits, a listing of Stan's resin/Intermountain kitbash kits with prices and links to one or two photos. To view it go to the LINKS page then click on

By Jim Hayes · #88280 ·

Drawing or tracing lettering (was FGEX/WFEX Questions

My preferred method for creating lettering is CAD. There is greater precision than with any other method. (Yes, some equal CAD's precision but not exceed it.) I have had the opportunity to trace

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #88279 ·

Re: Sunshine Models at Timonum

Tim, The reason the Martin has never attended the West Springfield show comes down to one thing: They cannot promise to have a table for him! The Amherst group has been after him to come to West

By tmolsen@... · #88278 ·

Decal help for SP/PE flats

Guy's I can use some advise on finding the proper size decals for some SP and PE flatcars in HO. I am slowly scratch building a few of these and I have just completed an F50-8 for the PE and my next

By bowie1793 · #88277 ·

another freight car film

Hell's Highway (1932, Richard Dix) contains scenes of highway construction utilizing a narrow gauge construction train consisting of industrial diesel and small dump cars. - Al Westerfield

By Al and Patricia Westerfield <westerfield@...> · #88276 ·

Spring 2010 Classic Trains - Early Containers in T&P Gons?

Several nice cars in context photos in the Spring 2010 Classic Trains "50 years since steam" issue: A nice color shot of a Southern freight passing by a CofGa E7 south of Terminal Station in Atlanta

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #88275 ·

Re: Fruit Growers Express/Western Fruit Questions

For what he could sell, it's probably not worth his time. I know what it takes, I've created TTF fonts from tracings but don't worry about kerning because I use CorelDraw which lets me space letters

By jerryglow2 · #88274 ·

Re: Fruit Growers Express/Western Fruit Questions

Dennis and other interested parties. Tracing the letters on the photo seemed like a good idea so I thought I would try it. I enlarged the VENTILATOR AND REFRIGERATOR photo enough so that I could

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #88273 ·

Re: Sunshine Models at Timonum

President Obama today called it "Snowmageddon". I like that description. Tim O'Connor

By Tim O'Connor · #88272 ·

Hi-tech air hoses & coupling them

I think there was recent chatter on this list re: Hi-Tech Details' #6036 air hoses being too long and the new ones (#6038-6040) being the corrected length. If so, how much are the 6036's too long? I

By Jim King · #88271 ·

Re: GATC builder’s photographs

Yes, the Santa Fe had photos of the cars that GATC built for the ATSF, and many of those survive in the collections at Temple, TX and at CSRM in Sacramento. CSRM also has a sizable number of GATC

By Richard Hendrickson · #88270 ·

Re: Sunshine Models at Timonum

My children have lived for some years quite near Wytheville, are quite accustomed to the weather, and they tell me this morning (smiling while doing so) that the relentless continuing snowfall

By Denny Anspach <danspach@...> · #88269 ·

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