Re: [SilverStreak] 6-18-2008 Update on Logos

["Steven Shaw" <hardrockcorp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings,Tom, if it is not too late, I would like to purchase two Silver
Streak logos that you are reproducing.
Thank you,
Steven Shaw
'68 Sabre

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Tom Patterson <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Here is the latest update.....
>
> First, here is who I have as responding.  PLEASE check your name and
> quantity.
> It has been busy around here, and sadly, I do make errors.
>      Patti Glover  2
>      Eddie Huffstetter  5
>      Ronda Jones  2
>      LaDona Gooch  2
>      Bruce Bauer  2
>      Bev Harris  2
>      David Unthank  4
>      Thomas Williams  2
>      Jo Blackmore  2
>      Marvin Sanders  2
>      Dave & Sherylyn  2
>      Scott Holden  2
>      Jason Parks  2
>
>
> Now, several people have not reconfirmed, or if they have, the spam filter
> ate
> their replies....
>      Bob Greene  1
>      Gary Huckaby  2
>      Mary & Larry  2
>      Richard Clossen  2
>      Mark & Rosie Alberti
>      2
>
>
> I still haven't placed the order, but will be doing so tomorrow, which
> gives
> those who have not yet reconfirmed a chance to still do so.  If I don't
> hear
> from them, then their logos will not be ordered.
>
> Jason has not responded with an order, but I am sending him a pair of logos
> in
> return for his providing a sample to be used in the casting.
>
> Meanwhile, here is a little more information.  You saw the picture that I
> used
> as an example.  It was at
> http://208.109.117.138/Silverstreak/MHonArc/2008_06/SSlogo.jpg.  It turned
> out
> to be a little different because it did not have the star dotting the i on
> the
> logo.  I now have a picture of the sample Jason sent, sitting on the board
> which will be used for the casting.  It is at
> http://208.109.117.138/Silverstreak/MHonArc/2008_06/ss.jpg.  The color is
> just
> as Jason sent it to me, i.e., painted white with some other color showing
> through.  Note the holes.  The same holes will appear on the cast logos.
>  They
> will be in exactly the same spacing as on this sample.
>
> Now, I mentioned that the final product will be unpainted.  It will look
> something like this picture of an unpainted cast aluminum Streamline logo
> at
> http://208.109.117.138/Silverstreak/MHonArc/2008_06/sl.jpg.  When you have
> it
> painted, it will look a lot better.  Here is a current picture of the same
> kind of logo on my Streamline trailer at
> http://208.109.117.138/Silverstreak/MHonArc/2008_06/sl-final.jpg.  I
> painted
> that logo four or five years ago and it has held up will.  The
> discoloration
> you see is not as a result of fading, it is just a little dirty.  As I
> mentioned in my earlier message, I used some model shop paint, and I would
> recommend that you use something like that - at least a paint that will
> stand
> up to the wind and conditions going down the road.
>
> What I will mention is that I used Olympic rivets to fasten the logo to the
> trailer.  These are a type of pop rivet with a shavable head which, when
> shaved ends up looking almost the same as a bucked rivet from the factory.
> Compare the rivets on the logo in the picture to the rivets joining the
> aluminum to the ribs on the trailer and you can see what I mean.  If you
> have
> access to this type of rivet, and a shaver, I would recommend that you go
> this
> route.  If necessary, I suggest you try to borrow such a shaver.
>
> One question I received was whether the logos would be flat or curved.
>  They
> will be flat, just as you see the sample sitting on the board.  Matter of
> fact, before I took the picture the folks at the casting company had a
> weight
> sitting on top of the sample, helping to flatten it.  They will end up
> tacking
> the sample to the board to ensure it is flat.
>
> I will not be doing any other logos but the Silver Streak one just now.  If
> all goes well, we can look at doing Sabre and others later.
>
> The price will be around $26.50 per logo plus shipping.  I still don't have
> a
> shipping cost, but will get that tomorrow.  I did line up some boxes today
> which should safely handle the logos for shipping, so now need to get
> prices
> from USPS, FedEx and UPS.
>
> I should be able to give you the final price tomorrow, and let you send the
> money then.
>
> Please let me know if you have any further questions or comments.
>
> -Tom
>