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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #75 on: January 08, 2014, 12:42:16 PM »
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I like Calibri.

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No no no no. :D  Those are certainly nice sans-serif display faces (my preference is Univers for a text face), but they're Futura derivatives. The jokes about Ariel are because it is a cheap, low-res knockoff (at Microsoft's behest, IIRC) of Helvetica. Ariel also ignored the pre-existing typographer-quality knockoffs, "Helvetia" and "Swiss", created by Compugraphics, Monotype and other Linotype competitors to meet the then-standard for font artwork copyrights.

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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #76 on: January 08, 2014, 12:49:27 PM »
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I'm glad I'm only a Train Geek . . . instead of also a Font Nerd like some of you here.   :D

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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #77 on: January 08, 2014, 01:22:31 PM »
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Since this is a train forum, why not Johnston? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_%28typeface%29

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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #78 on: January 08, 2014, 03:12:14 PM »
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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #79 on: January 08, 2014, 03:40:05 PM »
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Woah what a terrible show!  The only reason I go to shows are the insane deals.  $50 DCC equipped locos?  $5 microtrains rolling stock?  $10 a piece turnouts??  YES

Yes you can find those, but anything decently current is way overpriced. Its never lower than retail. Sometimes you get lucky but most of the time that stuff is snatched up Friday night by people setting up and other vendors and club people setting up layouts.
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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #80 on: January 08, 2014, 06:55:08 PM »
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Woah what a terrible show!  The only reason I go to shows are the insane deals...

So don't go to the West Springfield show looking for deals.  Your opinion of the show is so far of an outlier that it doesn't even register.  It's an excellent source of intel as to what products are in the pipeline from various manufacturers, as well as it being a venue for new product announcements.  It's also a good source for obscure reference material that you would have trouble finding on your own — which is extremely helpful if you are building models or a layout based on specific prototypes.
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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #81 on: January 08, 2014, 11:02:06 PM »
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I remember picking up very recent MT releases for 40% and even 50% off of list price.
I hardly ever buy anything for retail price.
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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #82 on: January 09, 2014, 02:42:11 PM »
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BNSF that SD70M-2 looks good.

Ed those are some great pic's.

I got some custom painting done this week.



I've got the same loco on my bench right now.  I'm as far along as painting the white.  Great job!

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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #83 on: January 09, 2014, 03:38:46 PM »
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BNSF that SD70M-2 looks good.

Ed those are some great pic's.

I got some custom painting done this week.



I've got the same loco on my bench right now.  I'm as far along as painting the white.  Great job!

Craig

Thanks Craig, After you get the whited painted and masked off the rest is a piece of cake. Make sure you post pics.

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Re: Weekend Update 1/5/14
« Reply #84 on: January 09, 2014, 06:10:29 PM »
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PC fonts, the bane of the modern print shop.
I’m not here to argue