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C.V.S.Ry. gets a road sign

General Discussion
#1

I have had the basics of this sign for 4 or more years, since my neighbor passed and he left it to me. And I’ve been working in a sign shop for over two years, so I suppose it’s about time I got this done.

When I received it from my neighbor Ted, it was unpainted cast aluminum. All the detail was there, but in monochrome it didn’t look like much. A few weeks ago, after looking for several hours trying to remember just where I stored it, I dragged it out and painted it satin black.

It then went to my dining room table where the detail was hand painted. I didn’t follow any prototype and used colors I had on hand making decisions as to what to paint and what color to use as I went along. Interestingly, I did find the prototype for the casting after I had it all painted. My version is quite a bit less colorful :slight_smile:

I think it turned out rather well…

I still plan to add the C.V.S.Ry. initials like on my steam locos as soon as I can get someone at work to cut the vinyl.

#2

Looks great Jon.

#3

Cool! Looks very nice there.

#4

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#5

Warm, very warm and inviting…

#6

Jon, nice looking sign… :slight_smile:

#7

Jon,
Before you painted it, you should have taken it to a foundry and have them make a mold of it.
Then you could have had a bunch cast and sold them to us! :slight_smile:

#8

Looks good Jon.

#9

Looks great, now let’s hope no one steals it like they did my sign that I had out front of my house. One day I noticed that it was gone!

Paul

#10

Thanks for all the comments guys. It was a fun project.

E. Paul Austin said:
Looks great, now let's hope no one steals it like they did my sign that I had out front of my house. One day I noticed that it was gone!

Paul


I live in a pretty good neighborhood, but stuff still happens. Maybe I should change the fasteners to security screws :o

#11

Save the security screws and the extra labor Jon. Just send it down here and I’ll keep a close watch on it for you, No charge. :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

#12

Nice work, Jon. I’d take extra security measures, after you posted its location on this site. :wink:

#13

Jon:

Very nice sign!!

If you are worried about the security issue, you can send it to me here in N. California for safe keeping. Most of the potential thieves out here are too stoned to actually steal anything!!

Happy RRing,

Jerry