Latest Standard Gauge Creation A Union Pacific Passenger train

Oh, Pete, I know you have it all set up already, but that train has "under the Christmas tree" written all over it.  I just got back from the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, and I got all fired up for tinplate reproductions (MTH) under the tree.  Then I saw the prices...  sigh!

That is beautiful work. I assume the text is decals - did you make those or was there a set somewhere that just happened to fit where the number plates were?

@Former Member posted:

That is beautiful work...

It certainly is. 👍

Mark in Oregon

@Former Member posted:

That is beautiful work. I assume the text is decals - did you make those or was there a set somewhere that just happened to fit where the number plates were?

The text is a decal  made from a word file I created. It was printed on an Inkjet printer and sealed with rustoleum clearcoat. the file is attached feel free to use it.

That looks really nice.  

Larry

Good lookin set Pete!

@Rob English posted:

Good lookin set Pete!

Thanks, but now I have too many trains so looks like I'll be putting some up for sale. THis one I'll keep but the recent NYC or NH passenger trains might go.

@Pete in Kansas posted:

Thanks, but now I have too many trains so looks like I'll be putting some up for sale. THis one I'll keep but the recent NYC or NH passenger trains might go.

Really? Is that even a thing? 

Mark in Oregon

@Pete in Kansas posted:

The text is a decal  made from a word file I created. It was printed on an Inkjet printer and sealed with rustoleum clearcoat. the file is attached feel free to use it.

Hello Pete,

Beautiful work - simply beautiful!!!!!

I downloaded the file and when I open it, some of the characters are very close to one another and in some cases there isn't a space between the words or it is truncated.   

How should the file look like?

Could you please take a screen shot of it so that I can see what you initially intended it to be?

Thanks!

@Allegheny posted:

Hello Pete,

Beautiful work - simply beautiful!!!!!

I downloaded the file and when I open it, some of the characters are very close to one another and in some cases there isn't a space between the words or it is truncated.   

How should the file look like?

Could you please take a screen shot of it so that I can see what you initially intended it to be?

Thanks!

I've uploaded it again in case it got corrupted

THis is how it should look but in color

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@Pete in Kansas posted:

I've uploaded it again in case it got corrupted

THis is how it should look but in color

U  N  I  O  N     P  A  C  I  F  I  C  U N  I  O  N     P  A  C  I  F  I  C U  N  I  O  N     P  A  C  I  F  I  C  U N  I  O  N     P  A  C  I  F  I  C   OBSERVATION U   N   I   O   N         P   A   C   I   F   I   C  312  BAGGAGE RAILWAY MAIL 309 OBSERVATION PULLMAN BAGGAGE RAILWAY MAIL 309 OBSERVATION PULLMAN BAGGAGE RAILWAY MAIL 309 OBSERVATION PULLMAN BAGGAGE RAILWAY MAIL 309 310 310 310 310 310 310 309 309 311 311 311 311 311 311 3 PULLMAN PULMAN U   N   I   O   N         P   A   C   I   F   I   C  312 312 312 312 31 U   N   I   O   N         P   A   C   I   F   I   C  U   N   I   O   N         P   A   C   I   F   I   C   U   N   I   O   N         P   A   C   I   F   I   C

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Thank you Pete!

I resized the new file to look like what your posted.

It comes closest when I select a font size of 11.

Was this your intention?

The file opens with a font size of 20.

@Allegheny posted:

Thank you Pete!

I resized the new file to look like what your posted.

It comes closest when I select a font size of 11.

Was this your intention?

The file opens with a font size of 20.

I downloaded a font that is very similar to what UP uses and sized it to 20 point as I used it on Standard Gauge 300 series passenger cars. You could resize it if you were using it on O gauge.  I chose a font size of 20 because it looked good but not because it was a particular scale. I end up making decals when I can't find what I want and have some other files mostly New England roads if anyone is interested.

Pete,
Looks great I always liked the color of Union Pacific Railroad !

Last run of this years Christmas train.  See the video below As the season progressed I kept making more cars to add to this making it a mixed freight/ passenger train. The final train ended up with 3 passenger cars and a boxcar, a tank car, a gondola, a ballast car and a caboose. I've never done anything UP before and making these was a lot of fun.

Pete, Beautiful work on all of them! Thanks for sharing here on the forum.

Pete, I really enjoy seeing your creations!

Bob

@Golden Prairie Railroad posted:

Oh, Pete, I know you have it all set up already, but that train has "under the Christmas tree" written all over it.  I just got back from the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, and I got all fired up for tinplate reproductions (MTH) under the tree.  Then I saw the prices...  sigh!

GP RR, a 42STD circle under the Xmas tree in the Foyer for Xmas 2018, our first Christmas in our historic home in the Midwest.