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 Posted - March 28 2014 : 1:22:18 PM
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any ideas why on tonys site certain items details are printed in red,whilst most are black,ken
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Posted - March 28 2014 : 1:34:07 PM
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The reason why he did that was to make the title separate from the info about the engine. And/or it looks nicer than just doing black for all of it. So the true question is why not? If you're really curious, ask Tony Cook about it.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
Edited by - kovacste000 on March 28 2014 4:48:57 PM
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Posted - March 28 2014 : 5:22:19 PM
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quote:The reason why he did that was to make the title separate from the info about the engine. And/or it looks nicer than just doing black for all of it. So the true question is why not? If you're really curious, ask Tony Cook about it.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 28 2014Â :Â 1:34:07 PM
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Certain road names are highlighted in red, not just the titles. I think that's probably how Tony Cook found it in the catalog. The question remains: what's special about those road names?
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - March 28 2014 : 6:01:30 PM
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quote: quote:The reason why he did that was to make the title separate from the info about the engine. And/or it looks nicer than just doing black for all of it. So the true question is why not? If you're really curious, ask Tony Cook about it.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 28 2014Â :Â 1:34:07 PM
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Certain road names are highlighted in red, not just the titles. I think that's probably how Tony Cook found it in the catalog. The question remains: what's special about those road names?
Originally posted by scsshaggy - March 28 2014 : 5:22:19 PM
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I didn't see that cause they were so tiny. Anyway, my best guess on that is that those road names are the rarer liveries.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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 Posted - March 28 2014 : 6:53:40 PM
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Hi Ken,
Looks like a Mantua catalog.
Usually when new roadnames are introduced, the manufacturer will attempt to set them apart from the rest of the inventory. My hunch is the red inked roadnames were new for that particular catalog year.
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Posted - March 28 2014 : 7:20:03 PM
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| cheers thOr that makes good sense ken
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Posted - March 28 2014 : 9:14:04 PM
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| theoldreliable is correct. The items in red were first introduced in the 1980 catalog. The items in black can be found in the 1979 catalog.
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Posted - March 28 2014 : 9:40:50 PM
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quote:theoldreliable is correct. The items in red were first introduced in the 1980 catalog. The items in black can be found in the 1979 catalog.
Originally posted by waw47Â -Â March 28 2014Â :Â 9:14:04 PM
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I have no idea why I never thought that before.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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