I have several sets of 87-15. One bunch has the correct #1 with the
angled tail at top left while the others which are revision from 1-95
have a straight tail on top.
Gordon
'Charlie Vlk' cvlk@comcast.net [CBQ] wrote:
>
>
> Randy-
>
> I am not sure what photo you are looking at…the ones I have (including
> official builders photos from the railroad) do show the opposite…the
> BURLINGTON style numbers have the 1 character with the tail as do the
> Chinese Red style freight cars lettered with that font.
>
> I have noticed inconsistencies in the shape of alpha and numeric
> characters from the RailRoad Fonts set and the prototype. It looks like
> the MicroScale sets that I examined are correct.
>
> It is possible that the shops cut the stencil for some units
> “incorrectly”….just follow the photos of the unit you are modeling.
>
> Charlie Vlk
>
> *From:* CBQ@yahoogroups.com <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:12 PM
> *To:* 'Dave Lotz' Dave_Lotz@bellsouth..net [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> *Subject:* [CBQ] CB&Q Decal Fonts
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I was wondering if you know where I can find CB&Q fonts for Chinese Red
> Locomotives. I have the 87-15 set from Micro Scale. The number '1'
> doesn’t match the photos that I’ve looked at.
>
> I checked the website called RailRoad Fonts and I didn’t see anything
> that came close. I guess if I have to I can cut off the upper left
> corner of the number '1' from the decals sheet.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Randy Doman
>
>
>
>
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Posted by: Gordon Smith <kc2bw@optonline.net>
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