Signs
Printable Post-War U.S. Royal Billboard
The United States Rubber Company, makers of U.S. Royal brand tires was founded in 1892. The company later became Uniroyal Inc. and was eventually acquired by tire-giant, Michelin. Like... [Read more]
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Printable Details: Assorted Neon Signs
Recently, I provided an article about scratch building neon signs for the insides of your N scale stucture windows. As I pointed out, one of the most challenging aspects of creating... [Read more]
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Printable Billboard: Zerone and Zerex Anti-freeze
Zerone and Zerex were brands of anti-freeze manufactured and marketed by DuPont from at least the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. The earliest sign I found was from 1937 and the latest... [Read more]
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Three Printable Texaco Billboards
Photo by Flickr member, Marcin Wichary. Used under a Creative Commons license. Texaco was founded in 1901 as the Texas Company and in 1928, became the first US oil company to sell... [Read more]
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Vintage Film: 1940′s Chicago
A vintage film for reference of city life in the 1940s. This firm has a primary focus on billboards in Chicago, which I think is especially helpful reference when trying to create the... [Read more]
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Scratch Building Neon Signs
Neon signage has been popularly used for commercial advertising for decades with heavy use from the 1940s to the present day. Not including neon on your layout would exclude a realistic... [Read more]
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Printable Billboard: Morton’s Salt
The Morton Salt Company was started in Chicago by Alonzo Richmond in 1848. At that time, the company was known as Richmond & Company, Agents for Onondaga ... [Read more]
Make Your Own Decals
Making your own decals is a great way to customize your layout, from structures, rolling stock, locomotives and  much much more.  Yes there are thousands of great decals commercially available... [Read more]
