Does anyone know where we can find stencils for a PFE car?
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| Author: | Jim Lundquist [ Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:30 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | stensils used on PFE cars | ||
Does anyone know where we can find stencils for a PFE car?
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| Author: | Brian Norden [ Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: stensils used on PFE cars |
Suggest you check the drawing list of the California State Railroad Museum library. I just did a search for "Pacific Fruit Express" and "lettering" among the technical drawings and got a return of 24 records. You can usually order copies of these drawings. See the links below for more information. http://www.csrmf.org/library-and-collections http://www.csrmf.org/library-and-collections/reproduction-orders-and-permissions |
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| Author: | Richard W. [ Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: stensils used on PFE cars |
Jim, Suggest you trace the lettering from the car, clean it up in a program such as Corel Draw, and have vinyl paint masks cut. Any vinyl sign shop should be able to do that. Richard Wilkens |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: stensils used on PFE cars |
Jim - Do you have a photo of the car as it appears today? (I assume that the photo you referenced is NOT the car in question as the lettering on that car is in too good of condition). We have a couple of MDT yellow-orange refers at HVRM and Tom Travis and I decided to try to clean one up a number of years ago. The yellow-orange paint shows a lot of road grime accumulated when the car was still in regular service. We scrubbed the car down removing most of the grime and there was still enough of the lettering left that we were able just hand letter the black right over the original paint. The car has held up very well and one of these days we are going to tackle the other car. As soon as we get time. Yeah right! I have tried to post photos of our efforts on cleaning up MDT 14070 here a couple of times but have never had any luck. Sorry about that. If the paint on your car is still in decent shape but just dirty as ours was, you might consider this alternative. Les Beckman (Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum/North Judson, Indiana) |
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| Author: | fltenwheeler [ Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: stensils used on PFE cars |
Hi I have a stensil drawing from 1967. If this will help let me know and I will have a copy made. Tim |
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| Author: | Jim Lundquist [ Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: stensils used on PFE cars |
Richard W. wrote: Jim, Suggest you trace the lettering from the car, clean it up in a program such as Corel Draw, and have vinyl paint masks cut. Any vinyl sign shop should be able to do that. Richard Wilkens Thanks Richard. That's exactly what we'll do. Jim |
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