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[Forester1]

That looks pretty good Nickelplateroad! The lower stripe may want to come up to just below about the middle of the numbers, but otherwise they look perfectly placed!
EDIT: Actually, I see there are model variations on where that lower stripe ends, so congrats on a great job!

 

[DARTrider]

Great job NKP!

 

[nickelplateroad]

That looks pretty good Nickelplateroad! The lower stripe may want to come up to just below about the middle of the numbers, but otherwise they look perfectly placed!
EDIT: Actually, I see there are model variations on where that lower stripe ends, so congrats on a great job!

Better?

Great job NKP!

Thank you






NKP

 

[Forester1]

Wonderful. Just like the prototype photos I see out there. Outstanding job sir!

 

[nickelplateroad]

Wonderful. Just like the prototype photos I see out there. Outstanding job sir!

Thanks. I still looking for fonts for "Panama Limited" letters see pic here

 

[PerRock]

There is likely not to be any typeface like that. That kind of lettering was often designed as a one-off in house.

peter

 

[d_doll01]

[FONT=&quot]My first steam locomotive reskin, the ATSF 3751[/FONT]

 

[d_doll01]

I just made that tonight.

 

[Forester1]

Nickelplateroad, I am wondering if you could copy the lettering from the sharpest photo you could find. The one you posted is not bad. Not razor sharp, but anyone posting a screenshot that large might be able to expect a similar resolution. Maybe a one-shot "Sharpen" in something like IrfanView, but not much more. Bending it to the curvature might be a challenge.

 

[hert]

Nickelplateroad, I am wondering if you could copy the lettering from the sharpest photo you could find. The one you posted is not bad. Not razor sharp, but anyone posting a screenshot that large might be able to expect a similar resolution. Maybe a one-shot "Sharpen" in something like IrfanView, but not much more. Bending it to the curvature might be a challenge.

You can find a sharp image of it. Then paste it on a separate layer in your image editing software (gimp, photoshop, etc) Then trace the letters with a paintbrush and you will have a custom font.

 

[trainz4]

 

[nickelplateroad]

97-99% well done yet. How look my screen?





Let me know


NKP

 

[griffinjim]

Looks good, but the orange looks a bit too yellow. It's more of a vermillion colour in the pictures I've seen.

 

[Forester1]

It may be varied lighting or exposure. Yours looks a dead ringer for the photo you posted, others look darker. You could make variants maybe, as it would have to match any B units or coaches. Outstanding job NKP!

 

[nickelplateroad]

You could make variants maybe, as it would have to match any B units or coaches.

How do make variants?


NKP

 

[DARTrider]

Got around to messing with the CB&Q SD7's again, fixed the trucks and fuel tank color and now it's done

 

[DARTrider]

CB&Q SD45 in the Pre-Merger scheme. Nose stripes are not accurate but the white hood stripe is pretty good and I think the nose stripes fit the model well. Enjoy!

 

[Forester1]

Nickelplateroad, variants would just be additional cloned copies with that orange/vermillion color tweaked a little bit for each one. You could probably make a skins kit, but probably easier just to clone a copy and then tweak the color.

 

[Forester1]

Nice job on those DartRider! I really like the SD7!

 

[DARTrider]

Conrail early patchouts of PC RS32's.