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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!
 
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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



 
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

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

peter
 
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.
 
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.
 
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!
 
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!

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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.
 
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