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YES MORE! Signs for your layout

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Posted by the North East Rail Modeler on Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:40 PM

St Francis Consolidated RR

Fess up everybody......am I the only one in this internet community that has dedicated part of his hard-drive to downloading every dang one of Tom's sign images?????

Not on my hard drive, but I am guilty of downloading all of them to my flash drives (that are suppose to be for school work onlyWink)

Eventually, I want to print every page out, and keep a running archive of signs in a binder or two.

I'm also one of the people whose following this thred, too.

I love old signs!Yes

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Posted by Mark R. on Thursday, December 30, 2010 12:12 PM

St Francis Consolidated RR

Fess up everybody......am I the only one in this internet community that has dedicated part of his hard-drive to downloading every dang one of Tom's sign images?????

Yup - Me too .... I'm one of the 24 followers who has each one e-mailed to me as soon as they are posted !  Wink

Mark.

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:39 AM

No, you are not the only one.

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Posted by St Francis Consolidated RR on Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:01 AM

Fess up everybody......am I the only one in this internet community that has dedicated part of his hard-drive to downloading every dang one of Tom's sign images?????

The St. Francis Consolidated Railroad of the Colorado Rockies

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:47 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 10:29 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:55 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 6:52 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 1:32 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, December 27, 2010 7:55 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, December 27, 2010 5:01 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by cedarwoodron on Sunday, December 26, 2010 8:46 PM

Have you come across a menswear product sign for "Dad and Lad" pants- a 1940s/50s era item?

 

Also, there used to be a work clothes product line by the name of Headlight Work Clothes- it featured the front of a steam locomotive's headlight and the front of the engine in profile?? This might be a 1930s/40s era sign?

 

Thanks.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, December 26, 2010 6:21 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tgindy on Saturday, December 25, 2010 6:28 PM

Merry Christmas Tomkat!

Your gift to MRR Forum'ers is now over 500 sign-graphic galleys!  Thank you much!

Conemaugh Road & Traction circa 1956

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Posted by Mark R. on Saturday, December 25, 2010 6:03 PM

tomkat-13

 Jamis:

Please understand that I am not complaining, but I was wondering why the file numbers were starting to repeat beginning with page 32 of this thread?  It is not a big deal, as I just add 100 to the file number if it comes up as a duplicate in the folder I am saving it to.  I thought I may have missed a reason.  Thanks for the great work in providing these signs for all of us.  Take Care.      

 

I have given each set of signs different file names. If there is a repeat it is done by photobucket or MR.  Tom.

 

I noticed that myself as I was saving them. The file names started to repeat as it appears the repeat file numbers are from a different Photobucket account. A good chunk of the first posting were from "1954merc" account and the more recent ones are from "usnvet76" account. That's probably why the duplicate file numbers .... two different accounts the pictures are posted from.

Mark.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, December 25, 2010 1:58 PM

Jamis

Please understand that I am not complaining, but I was wondering why the file numbers were starting to repeat beginning with page 32 of this thread?  It is not a big deal, as I just add 100 to the file number if it comes up as a duplicate in the folder I am saving it to.  I thought I may have missed a reason.  Thanks for the great work in providing these signs for all of us.  Take Care.      

I have given each set of signs different file names. If there is a repeat it is done by photobucket or MR.  Tom.

 

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by Jamis on Saturday, December 25, 2010 1:45 PM

Please understand that I am not complaining, but I was wondering why the file numbers were starting to repeat beginning with page 32 of this thread?  It is not a big deal, as I just add 100 to the file number if it comes up as a duplicate in the folder I am saving it to.  I thought I may have missed a reason.  Thanks for the great work in providing these signs for all of us.  Take Care.      

Jim -  Preserving the history of the NKP Cloverleaf first subdivision.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, December 25, 2010 12:01 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, December 25, 2010 11:17 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, December 24, 2010 5:17 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, December 23, 2010 12:43 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:15 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:56 PM

[quote user="TravelinJohnnie"]

What is the technique for using these on my structures?  I feel like I saw a thread on how to transfer a sign to use on my layout, but I can't remember where.

Thanks,

Bart

Try this thread:

http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/183736.aspx

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:52 PM

ltiggis

These are just great as many others have said. What is your source?

I do searches on ebay & other auction sites.

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Posted by TravelinJohnnie on Sunday, December 19, 2010 5:01 PM

What is the technique for using these on my structures?  I feel like I saw a thread on how to transfer a sign to use on my layout, but I can't remember where.

Thanks,

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Posted by ltiggis on Sunday, December 19, 2010 2:26 PM

These are just great as many others have said. What is your source?

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:59 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, December 18, 2010 3:22 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, December 18, 2010 9:23 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, December 17, 2010 12:48 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/

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