VR art deco lettering
David Bromage
yellow lettering on blue cars?
Cheers
David
Daniel Bowen
blue carriages a couple of years ago.
Daniel
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"David Bromage" <dbro...@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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James Brook
they may be able to give you the computer font for it.
Daniel Bowen wrote:
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> Someone at Steamrail might know. They did some painting on one of their VR
> blue carriages a couple of years ago.
>
> Daniel
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> They also use it for the front cover of "Stack Talk", so I'm guessing
> they may be able to give you the computer font for it.
>
I used to have it - but forget what it is called now. Invite Engraved or
something similar I seem to recall. I'd better try and find it again.
Darren Hodges.
Stuart Thyer
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In article <tvaL5.53$HV4....@news0.optus.net.au>, dbro...@fang.omni.com.au
(David Bromage) wrote:
>Does anybody know the eaxct name of the art deco font used by VR for
>yellow lettering on blue cars?
>
Don't know if there is an exact computer font to match the art deco font,
there is more than likely one very close. For the carriages we have had
repainted, the lettering has been done by hand based on original VR
lettering. Where the VR did not have a letter that matched (K in Kiosk on
the BRS car) he recreated the letter using the styles as found in other
letters to create a match. It's quite a painstaking task.
I'll ask.
Stuart Thyer
Steamrail
Roderick Smith
AFAIK:
First
Second
Presumably
Dining, Parlor
I recall having
Moorabool, Spirit of Progress
So I guess
Wimmera, Avoca, Taggerty, Mitta Mitta, Tanjil
I will have to look at some old photos.
Was there one size, or were there two?
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James Brook
Was "Mini Buffet" on the MBS cars in art deco or just the plain sans
serif font?
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>
> Don't know if there is an exact computer font to match the art deco font,
> there is more than likely one very close. For the carriages we have had
> repainted, the lettering has been done by hand based on original VR
> lettering. Where the VR did not have a letter that matched (K in Kiosk on
> the BRS car) he recreated the letter using the styles as found in other
> letters to create a match. It's quite a painstaking task.
David Bromage
> AFAIK "Sleeping" and "VR" also appeared in art deco. (I may be wrong)
> Was "Mini Buffet" on the MBS cars in art deco or just the plain sans
> serif font?
IIRC, the MBS would have come after art deco was abandoned on broad gauge.
Art deco was applied to all blue cars for a short time. This probably
included Taggerty, Kiewa and Moyne, although I've never seen any photos of
them at this time.
Cheers
David
Michael
<rQHL5.10$ue3....@news0.optus.net.au>:
>> Was "Mini Buffet" on the MBS cars in art deco or just the plain sans
>> serif font?
>
>IIRC, the MBS would have come after art deco was abandoned on broad gauge.
I thought the correct code was MRS? Or was this another car still?
M.
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David Bromage
> David Bromage <dbro...@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in article
> <rQHL5.10$ue3....@news0.optus.net.au>:
> >> Was "Mini Buffet" on the MBS cars in art deco or just the plain sans
> >> serif font?
> >
> >IIRC, the MBS would have come after art deco was abandoned on broad gauge.
> I thought the correct code was MRS? Or was this another car still?
Another car.
Cheers
David