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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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Both sets are great! I can't wait to play at Brickswest. Maybe I can get a bi-level and engine built that match these and we'll gang them up for a long train! SteveB (...) (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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(...) 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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(...) 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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I think I figured out the part that makes up the nose of the ICE train. It's a differently patterned version of the nose of this plane: (URL) Jack Stone! Gagh. -Stefan- (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Cool switcher set. You packed alot of detail into it, especially for a 6-wide. I like the stairs at the ends best. Cool. -Stefan- (22 years ago, 5-Feb-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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"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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(...) We still have a couple of similar crossings operating in the Melbourne metro, I'll try to get some pics at some stage. There's also a few permanently shut (to road traffic) which were manually operated until they were closed down. The (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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