Russo Loco Wrote:
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> While none of the above match the old number-
> ing exactly,* IMHO either of the first two letter-
> spaced & kerned examples on the right above
> would be a BIG improvement over the non-hist-
> oric numbering presently diminishing an other-
> wise beautiful restoration.
Tank Smith Wrote:
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> Very interesting, thank you. I was not aware of
> the letterspace term, which has apparently not
> made the transition to electronic typesetting TMK.
> Fonts have built-in kerning tables between glyph
> pairs, and programs like Adobe Illustrator essen-
> tially call these zero kerning. Spacing adjustment
> is done by entering a positive or a negative kern-
> ing number.
>
> And I agree, the big numerals drew my attention
> the first time I saw a photo, and having seen lots
> of old photos, they looked too close.
But they
>
are better than a certain recreation of a cer-
>
tain K-36 where the cab numerals were jam-
>
med almost on top of each other!
Touché, Tank -
I have already plead guilty to that unforgivable crime, committed in haste and recorded forever on film — see [
ngdiscussion.net]. OTOH, #483 wasn't wearing a plow in 1970, and we all knew decorating #487 was for a one-afternoon party and she'd be re-numbered in the next day or two.* This was not billed as an exact historic re-creation that Phraud-O-Graphers™ would be paying hundreds of dollars to ride behind, presumably for several weeks and months if not years. And in all three cases – 483, 168 and 425 – it would be easy to fix if anybody cared.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
p.s.
The problem with loco numbers is not new, BTW — see the thread from more than eight years ago starting at [ngdiscussion.net] . . .
* Alan never told me that he was going to leave #487 painted in those hideous colors for the rest of the season.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2021 08:35PM by Russo Loco.
