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"Robert Powell" <rpowell@soundvet.com> wrote in message news:H9t1AM.7wK@lugnet.com... (...) The switcher and calf looks great. I like the decals. The hardest thing to get right is the scale proportions and think you got dead on. I cannot remember (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Thank you James! My biggest problem with the decals was finding the correct font and then sizing it correctly. I think I have the size about right, but I am still looking for the correct font. (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You're thinking of MichLTC, and Peter Guenther. He made stained glass by printing onto a transparent material that sticks by static electricity (like colorforms(tm) do), and then positioning them onto transparent 1x4x3 panels. This material (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Are these decals or stickers? I thought you said they were self adhesive. I haven't found a source of printable decal paper. (...) I think UP uses a special font. J2 has sourced a set of RR fonts and I could swear that UP's font is included in (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes: (URL) even use the UP font for *their* font:-) JOHN (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's Avery 8665 clear label sheets. I guess you could call then stickers. (...) Yeah, I looked at Railfonts. I was trying to see if I could do it without buying any fonts but it didn't work out as well as I hoped. I'm off to Railfont's with my (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Clear sticker materials (was: SW9 with calf and the San Diego Coaster)
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Robert Powell wrote in message ... (...) I (...) I've found a better material for clear stickers. The clear labels still look cloudy because of the adhesive, but if you can find a product called "Window Decals" it is self adhesive but still (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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