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I just came up w/ a cool way to make and fit signs inside my HO storefront windows. First, I went to some of the sign web sites listed on trains.com. Then I copied and pasted vintage signs from these sites in to a "Word" document. Next I modified the size of these cut and pasted signs to what looked to be HO scale, window-sized on my 17" monitor. I printed a few out to test them on a model (in black and white, light ink, as to save on color ink). One came out size-perfect, so I then changed the "Zoom" setting under "View" in Word, until the sign I printed was the same size as the one on the monitor (I held the printed sign up to and over the one on the screen, until they matched up in size). For me, this was 83% zoom. I'm sure the setting will vary, pc to pc, monitor to monitor. With the zoom at 83%, I then held up the unassembled walls to my monitor, modifying the size of each sign to custom-fit the window on the model I wanted to put it in. I then printed out the signs in color for use in storefront windows. I use a metal ruler as a straight edge, and cut the signs w/ an Exacto. Outstanding!!! This works with making scale bilboards, etc, too. Give it a try! Good luck!
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