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Very Short Line RR Pictures from somewhere in the Mid West. Rate Topic: ***** 2 Votes

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Posted 13 November 2022 - 01:07 PM

Typical desktop on the VSL.
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Posted 14 November 2022 - 05:56 PM

https://i.imgur.com/EslCNPo.jpg
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Posted 20 November 2022 - 09:50 AM

Speaking of tangents. Did you know that before 1954 stop signs were yellow?
They hadn't figured out how to keep red paint from fading yet.
This was a fun little trip down the rabbit hole.
https://i.imgur.com/BiF0OJA.jpgHere they are, have fun.

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Posted 21 November 2022 - 07:30 AM

:thumbup3: Thanks, Randy! I always enjoyed making vintage signs for the sim, some of my first attempts at modeling. (I was an itinerant sign painter when I was a young man in the late 70's).

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Posted 21 November 2022 - 10:55 AM

Yield signs stayed yellow into the 70s. I started a set of older signs but never finished it, using some 20s and 30s-era documents. Really interesting to see how things were done then

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Posted 22 November 2022 - 09:53 AM

Something else that's everywhere but rarely noticed in everyday life.
https://i.imgur.com/nFjoeDD.jpg
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Posted 23 November 2022 - 02:48 PM

Yes, and storm drains and water valve covers, as well. I have a few of these as transfers.

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Posted 23 November 2022 - 03:33 PM

Can you use a transfer on top of a road shape?

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Posted 26 November 2022 - 08:13 AM

If spray paint was around 300 years ago.
https://i.imgur.com/iy5c99O.jpg
As ridiculous then as it is today.

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Posted 26 November 2022 - 12:19 PM

Early morning on the turn.
https://i.imgur.com/FEgSeIr.jpg
A little mixing of eras but I think it looks ok.

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