JGphins Hi Tomkat, just wanted to stop by and say thanks for putting up all these great signs. BTW, maybe you can help me find a sign that I've been looking for... its for my Northern Light & Power complex. They have a logo of this red cartoon looking man called "Reddy". If you find something out there you'll really make my day but if you don't, you've done so much already & no biggie. Thanks again for the signs, SPC Granados, J
Hi Tomkat, just wanted to stop by and say thanks for putting up all these great signs.
BTW, maybe you can help me find a sign that I've been looking for... its for my Northern Light & Power complex. They have a logo of this red cartoon looking man called "Reddy". If you find something out there you'll really make my day but if you don't, you've done so much already & no biggie.
Thanks again for the signs,
SPC Granados, J
JGphinsThey have a logo of this red cartoon looking man called "Reddy"
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Hello tomkat,
you are great.
They are very fine scans, i like them.
greets
Frank
Here are some more background buildings.
EM-1Get tired of seeing the same kit or built-ups all the time.
Get tired of seeing the same kit or built-ups all the time.
Can I hear an AMEN!?
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Thaks for posting the signs. I'd say your collection represents quite a bit of work.. Also, thanks for including those post cards. Gives me some ideas for some commercial buildings for my (future) layout. Get tired of seeing the same kit or built-ups all the tie.
wm3798 I'm curious how you research and obtain many of these images. I recognize a lot of them as old match book covers. I imagine business cards and pamphlets are another source. I've always been on the lookout for interesting sign art, and I have to say, you have been a real time saver! Lee
I'm curious how you research and obtain many of these images. I recognize a lot of them as old match book covers. I imagine business cards and pamphlets are another source. I've always been on the lookout for interesting sign art, and I have to say, you have been a real time saver!
Lee
Lee you are right some are from old matchbook covers. I search ebay for old ink blotters, matchbook covers, old signs, decals, patches, ect. I then copy, paste, crop, & resize. Some I put borders on in MS PAINT. Since I'm looking for my own model RR why not share with others. I know that some do not copy real sharp but when put in the background they do just fine.
Also I look at old post cards on ebay for backgound buildings.
Your most recent entry with the Pep Boys called to mind a small module I built almost 25 years ago...
You can see Manny, Moe and Jack trimmed from a match book there on the left. The old Pep Boys store where I grew up is still there, and the boys are still proudly perched on the roof!
Boy - I think that's exactly what's happening. First the software is degrading the image and then my printer is doing its best to print a lower quality image. A couple of the largest signs have come out passably as decals (especially since the lower quality can help make them look aged/weathered) but none of the medium or small ones.
tomkat-13I make these up in MS Publisher first & then I have to copy & paste into Irfanview to make it into a jpg file then upload into photobucket then paste into the forum. When I print for myself I print right from the publisher file. I am trying more to make the signs bigger that way there is more detail.
tomkat, have you tried pasting the small signs up in a photo editing program instead of into publisher prior to creating the JPG? Publisher has a tendency to reduce resolution of images. Also I noticed that if I copies a 180dpi (which publisher thinks is 157dpi) image into a photo editing program it comes out as 75dpi.Alan
Co-owner of the proposed CT River Valley RR (HO scale) http://home.comcast.net/~docinct/CTRiverValleyRR/
tedski I guess I'll play with the settings on my inkjet again and see if I can get any better results.
Actually, a good photo quality inkjet should do a better job than many color lasers. You need decent paper and best quality settings. BUT the images you are opening up here and saving for printing are 75dpi. All your 600 dpi inkject are doing is faithfully rending the 75dpi.
Thanks for the links. I've signed up with Trainboard and will try downloading the signs from there. I think you are right - sometimes a lot of detail is lost in translation and the resulting file is probably a lot smaller than what you started with. They are GREAT signs. Thanks for all of your work.
tedski I'm sorry to say that I am having a hard time with your great pictures. I save each sheet to a jpg file but whenever I try to print them out, they look blurry. Larger text is not clear, fuzzy around the edges. Small text becomes "greeked". I have tried importing these into Word and another program that allows editing of photos and tried the 'sharpen' tool but it just looks bad when printed out. I'm using a color inkjet printer that prints beyond 1200 dpi but the signs are not at that resolution so they come out in low resolution. Any suggestions?
I'm sorry to say that I am having a hard time with your great pictures. I save each sheet to a jpg file but whenever I try to print them out, they look blurry. Larger text is not clear, fuzzy around the edges. Small text becomes "greeked". I have tried importing these into Word and another program that allows editing of photos and tried the 'sharpen' tool but it just looks bad when printed out. I'm using a color inkjet printer that prints beyond 1200 dpi but the signs are not at that resolution so they come out in low resolution. Any suggestions?
Sorry for your problems, I think that photobucket and/or this web site reduces the size of the file.
I make these up in MS Publisher first & then I have to copy & paste into Irfanview to make it into a jpg file then upload into photobucket then paste into the forum. When I print for myself I print right from the publisher file. I am trying more to make the signs bigger that way there is more detail.
Here are some other links you might try
http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=114404
http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/album.php?albumid=721
tomkat
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I don't have access to a color laser printer. I guess I'll play with the settings on my inkjet again and see if I can get any better results. But I may just be restricted to printing those that are ok to print small for HO display.
If you're not already doing it, try printing on a color laser instead of an Ink Jet. That helps.
I have the advantage of doing N scale, so I shrink them down a bit, which helps "tighten up" the image.
Keep checking back as I will try to add more pages of signs as I find them.