[SilverStreak] Update on Logos

["david bailey" <dbwentfishin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

I sent an email last night...count me in for 2 SS emblems.

David bailey


--- On Wed, 6/18/08, Tom Patterson <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Tom Patterson <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [SilverStreak] 6-18-2008 Update on Logos
> To: sslist@tompatterson.com
> Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 5:44 PM
> 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
> 
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