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41-250 Cabinet Graphics & Refinishing
#1

I haven’t completely finished the 41-250 cabinet due to lack of a reproduction escutcheon.  Until I find a good one, I’ll make-do with a shrunken original which I managed to flatten out somewhat.  In the meantime, in the hopes of contributing something to this forum, I’ve posted some of my reproduction graphics.  This is a small image of the cabinet stickers and chassis model stamp and a link to the high-resolution image:


[Image: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1645/2492...03e7_z.jpg]

https://flic.kr/p/DYaf6D


Notably, I’ve reproduced the fonts/typefaces used for the station tabs (call tabs) and made a graphic tool which can be used to make good facsimiles of any of the original tabs.  Here’s small image and a link to the high-resolution image:

[Image: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1706/2490...6737_z.jpg]

https://flic.kr/p/DWoe8J

The preceding two images (click the left arrow) show the same tool with variations of the text color.

This is a link to an album with 18 images showing my methods for reproduction of graphics and a little experimentation with making water-slide decals.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskvBxH1i

I’ll post the cabinet refinishing later.
#2

They look beautiful
Kirk

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#3

That metal tape is ingenious!

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#4

I think you have a typo there, OldRestorer. The word is spelled "ingeneus."
#5

Not sure I follow. There is no word ingeneus.

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#6

Look at what Old Restorer puts under his name at the top left of his post. Your dictionary must not have a sense of humor.
#7

I hate to rain on your parade, but...

Winky Dink, your graphics look great...however, the font for the call letter tabs is incorrect. You really should use the font which you may download here, from the Phorum:
http://www.philcoradio.com/phorum/showth...p?tid=5148

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#8

Ron, thanks for pointing out the Alternate Gothic font.  If I’d started with that, I could have produced a better product in half the time.

I shouldn’t have referred to my work as a “font.”  Each character is individually created by modifying existing fonts, tracing images of the original printing, and artistic drawing.  Irregularities are added to straight edges, corners are rounded, and symmetry is slightly disrupted to simulate the appearance of the original printing.  Here’s a comparison of the original tabs, my simulation, and the correct font:

[Image: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1583/2590...84ca_z.jpg]

The issue is a matter of taste rather than opinion.  Using the correct font is authentic, but I’d rather make it LOOK authentic.  Here it is with set turned on in a dark room:

[Image: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1552/2491...fd3a_z.jpg


I continually see small errors in my work that I’d like to correct, but until tonight I hadn’t noticed one GLARING error--I did “On-Off” instead of “Off-On.”




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