Hello everyone,
I am modeling the Coors brewery on my new layout. I already have some structures from the ethanol series that I never built. I will be using some of these strucures for modelling Coors.
How do I create a sign like this? Can I use a photo printer and just glue it to the building?
yes, that would work …
it would look better if you could ‘thin’ the sign somewhat first …
wvg_ca’s suggestion will work well if you want the sign to look like it was painted onto the building. That would be a nice effect if you are modelling an era when signs were still being painted by hand. I don’t think that is very common these days.
If you want a more modern look, just glue the printed sign to some thin styrene and mount the panel on the wall.
Make sure you send all of us a free sample of the beer when you get the brewery up and running. [swg][(-D][(-D][(-D][B][Y]
Dave
I enlarged your picture and looked at the sign. It is not painted onto the building, so this one is pretty easy.
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I would print it onto white cardstock, and then seal it with Mod Podge Matte.
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Simply glueing onto the side of the building should be OK.
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You could also do as Dave suggested and glue it to a thin piece of sheet styrene.
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-Kevin
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Michael, that is how I did the sign for my N Scale gas station. I also made the ice machine out of styrene and glued a computer printed image to it.
I had already made the gas pumps or I would have done the same with them.
Several posters on the forum told me to do this, but I can’t credit them – I don’t remember who they are.
On the Route of the Broadway LION, the entire tile wall is printed on a color xerox laser printer. I use Serif PageMaker x9 to do the graphics, and then just paste the whole wall into place.
I’ve found that the easiest way for me to make signs is to first determine what I want to appear on it, then decide on an appropriate size.
I then get this information to my brother, either via e-mail or in person, who does all of the artwork and layout on his computer, and then submits it to the commercial printer whom he uses for his business.
The results are printed on a large sheet of heavy stock, and I use my X-Acto and a straightedge to cut them out, then cement them to sheet styrene, usually with a border around each sign, built from strip styrene.
Here are some examples…
In the above photo, the signage on the fence is painted. Since this coal and ice dealer has outlets in most towns on the layout, I used Letraset dry transfers to create the sign on metallic-clad thin cardstock, then used a #11 blade in my X-Acto to cut out each letter. The
Awesome! I appreciate all the tips, you guys have a lot more experience than I do on this stuff.
I am starting on the first building (the one you see in the photo). Will post pics of it when I’m finished.
Coors will be the first project on the new layout. When its finished I will make sure to make deliveries by rail to all of my new customers at your homes!
