Re: Behind the Lettering on #484's Tender, 07-79
| December 21, 2014 09:51PM |
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rehunn Wrote:
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> Then there is the minor issue of the
> tender lettering style on the 484!
> Things have come a long way.
A long way down, IMHO -
IIRC, Ernie Robart's original stencil for the tender lettering was still around in the late seventies, and that's what was used on #484.* Only the addition of a little color to the logo - circa D&RGW in the late 30's - doesn't reflect the histöric early years of the C&TS!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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* #483 on the evening of 09/01/70:
p.s. OTOH, I do feel compelled to agree with my erstwhile friend Roosso that worldwide recognition of the C&TS "brand" would be greatly enhanced by the application of Dark Olive Green boiler jackets and the following tender lettering to at least "The Twins", #488 and #489:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2014 10:24PM by Johnson Barr.
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> Then there is the minor issue of the
> tender lettering style on the 484!
> Things have come a long way.
A long way down, IMHO -
IIRC, Ernie Robart's original stencil for the tender lettering was still around in the late seventies, and that's what was used on #484.* Only the addition of a little color to the logo - circa D&RGW in the late 30's - doesn't reflect the histöric early years of the C&TS!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All With A Cell-Phone Will Twitter
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think ... "
* #483 on the evening of 09/01/70:
p.s. OTOH, I do feel compelled to agree with my erstwhile friend Roosso that worldwide recognition of the C&TS "brand" would be greatly enhanced by the application of Dark Olive Green boiler jackets and the following tender lettering to at least "The Twins", #488 and #489:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2014 10:24PM by Johnson Barr.
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