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LETTERING MANUAL
Pete Willard
Table of ContentsBACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The RailTnk1.ttf lettering font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Font Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Letter Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Assembly Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AMAIZO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Recent ADM Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Older ADM Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Safety-Kleen Logo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5TruSweet Logo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6OPTImiser slogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Additional Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Permission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
BACKGROUND
The RailTnk1.ttf lettering font
This is a free font and cannot be sold or be part of a commercial product.
This font was created using references from the Internet. It is based on various sources related to Google searches.
Most of the reference materials are from RailRoad Picture Archives http://www.rrpicturearchives.net and TankCarHomepage http://tankcarhomepage.railfan.net/p16.htm
It is intended that this font be used along with the glyphs that are part of RailTnk2 (also available here atHTTP://railsimstuff.com)
This font update (V2.1) is being made to resolve some issues with this somewhat older font. It was previously updated in2011 and in the mean time, some cosmetic issues were uncovered with some of the glyphs. One example is the Saftey-Kleen logo which was too tall for some programs. It has been lowered a bit but might still cause issues.
This font is an artistic attempt to recreate lettering, corporate logos and symbols from photographs,public trademark information (patent office) and from readily available graphical artwork. In mostcases, this artwork is created as a historical preservation for use within a simulator application only.Also, they may not be perfect renderings.
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DisclaimerThis ttf font is a best effort attempt at recreating a vector based image suite related to tankcars. Some variances exist inreal life and therefore there may be some discrepancies between what is supplied here and actual prototype references.
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Font Usage
In many cases, the glyphs in this font are very large, which offsets the size of small items somewhat. Inmost cases, the FONT SIZE settings will need to be 28 or higher to get a workable size for the letteringand symbols.
InstallationThe file is distributed as part of a ZIP file that includes this document as well as the font itself and other relateddocumentation.
The files need to be UNZIPPED from the distribution file into a temporary work area, like C:\TEMP. (I’ll assume that youused c:\temp from here on…)
You can often just double-click the TTF file and the system will provide an install option.
Now you can install the font from the Windows CONTROL PANEL.
Your system may be different, but for Windows 7, you would select START → Settings → Control Panel → FONTS → FILE[pull down] → INSTALL NEW FONT
From here you would select your new file C:\temp\RailTnk1.ttf
That’s it, the font is installed.
As with all other TTF fonts on your system, the RailTnk1.ttf file enclosed within the ZIP file belongs in the FONTS folder ofyour windows operating system. This is the only way this file would be useful.
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Letter SetGeneral Overview
Assembly ExamplesSome items require assembly. Some examples are shown here. Other examples require a background, such as COTSstencils and a background shape has been provided.
AMAIZO
• Color: Light Yellow
• Type: !
• Press: SPACEBAR
• Type: -
Recent ADM Logo
• Color: White
• Type: =
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• Color: Blue
• Type: @
• Color: Green
• Type: ;
• Color: White
• Type: ?
For ADM, its up to you to fill in the blue in the "ADM" letters after placing the WHITE outline.
Older ADM Logo
• Color: White
• Type: >
• Color: Blue
• Type: <
• Color: White OUTLINE, Blue FILL
• Type: :
Safety-Kleen Logo
• Color: White
• Type: n
• Color: Red
• Type: %
• Color: Black
• Type: $
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TruSweet Logo
• Color: Yellow (Lettering)
• Type: )
• Color: White (Heart Background)
• Type: "
• Color: Yellow (Corn Kernels)
• Type: #
• Color: Green (Husk)
• Type: &
I know using "double-quote" is a bad idea. sorry.
OPTImiser slogan
• Color: Orange
• Type: {
• Color: Cyan
• Type: }
Monochrome version * Color: Black * Type: ~
Additional NotesIt may be noticed that some designs are older than current corporate images. The goal of this font is to preserve oldershapes versus maintain up to date images.
Cargill, for example, have changed corporate imaging multiple times but many references for rail items still reflect olderstyle’s. In other cases, such as with ADM, both older and newer styles are made available. This reflects the availability ofreference materials.
NumbersNumbers (Stenciled)
0123456789
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Special KeysThe items below are the specimens supplied by this font related to tankcars as well as the keys that insert them.
Result Key Description
(( TruSweet Monochrome
)) TrueSweet Multi-color 1
"" TrueSweet Multi-color 2
background
'' TrueSweet Monochrome Heart
## TrueSweet Multi-color Corn
&& TrueSweet Multi-color Leaf
-- Amaizo
!! Amaizo
:: ADM (OLD)
<< ADM (OLD)
>> ADM (OLD)
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Result Key Description
;; ADM
== ADM
?? ADM
@@ ADM
~~ Optimiser monochrome
{{ Optimiser Orange
}} Optimiser Cyan
.. Corn Products Logo
$$ Safety-Kleen - black (tall glyph)
%% Satety-Kleen - red (tall glyph)
** KEMIRA LOGO
AA AGP
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Result Key Description
BB AGP Outline
CC Cargill
DD Dupont
EE EMERY
FF ECC International
GG GATX Logo
HH Cargill - logo insert
II Cargill - logo outline
JJ Cargill - logo monochrome
KK Kemira Lettering
LL Corn Syrup
MM Vegetable Oils
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Result Key Description
NN Foods
OO Omya
PP Gerogia Kaolin Logo
QQ Gerogia Kaolin Lettering
RR FONT Glyph
SS Staley Logo (BOLD)
TT Thiele
UU Terra Lettering
VV Terra Logo
WW DRAGON
XX LSI
YY Procor
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Result Key Description
ZZ Zahori
++ Corn
,, Sweeteners
`` Lining Stencil
\\ Tank Car Type
[[ Data Stencil
]] KT Clays
__ Cleaning Stencil
^^ Maintenance Stencil
|| Chemtrec Lettering (alt)
aa ACF Modern
bb ACFX Stencil
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Result Key Description
cc GATX Stencil
dd UTLX Stencil
ee GRID Left
ff GRID Extender
gg GATX Service Driven Slogan
hh capacity car end
ii Legacy Data Stencil
jj Legacy Data Stencil
kk Brake Details
ll Load Details
mm Wheel Details
nn Safety-Kleen White Background
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Result Key Description
oo Maintenance Stencil
pp Bottom Valve
qq Bottom Opening
rr Chemtrec Background
ss Chemtrec Lettering
tt Lining Stencil
uu COTS Background - Black
vv COTS Stencil - White
ww Multi-Country Chemtrec
xx square
yy Hole Pattern 1
zz Hole Pattern 2
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PermissionThis is a copyrighted free font. It is not public domain. It may not be edited, altered, or manipulated in any way, or used inpart or incorporated into any other commercial graphic material without approval from the font author.
Give Proper Credit when used.
This font is licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0 US
This means that you are not allowed to remove creator credits and are not allowed to use it commercially.
Pete Willard www.railsimstuff.com [email protected]
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