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Title: New Totem Generator
Post by: grahame on August 15, 2020, 08:35:48
I have been updating my totem generator at http://www.wellho.net/demo/totemnew.php - not sure whether its "Lighter side", "New Campaigns" or "Heritage" board.   Please feel free to try and/or suggest further backgrounds

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/totem_grove.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/totem_croydon.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/totem_wadebridge.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/totem_wilton.jpg)


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: TaplowGreen on August 15, 2020, 08:59:02
Croyon?


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: grahame on August 15, 2020, 09:19:08
Croyon?

Oops ... image corrected.


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: Western Pathfinder on August 15, 2020, 09:20:02
http://www.wellho.net/demo/totemnew.php?main=PILNING+STATION+&region=0&above=Two+Trains+a+Week&below=Both+On+Saturday+


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: TonyN on August 15, 2020, 09:30:34
Really Needs Proper GWR
https://tracksidesigns.co.uk/epages/950001489.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950001489/Products/TSVS0009/SubProducts/TSVS0009-0002 (https://tracksidesigns.co.uk/epages/950001489.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950001489/Products/TSVS0009/SubProducts/TSVS0009-0002)
In ether Black/white or Brown/Cream
So that I can do Worcestershire Parkway through the ages.
http://www.wellho.net/demo/totemnew.php?main=WORCESTERSHIRE+PARKWAY&region=16&above=&below= (http://www.wellho.net/demo/totemnew.php?main=WORCESTERSHIRE+PARKWAY&region=16&above=&below=)


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: grahame on August 15, 2020, 10:08:36
Really Needs ....

I can put other base artwork in - happy to add a few if people send blanks to me and give me RGB settings for the text..   Need to be AOK on copyright, and I am not sure that I have exactly the right font, nor the correct kerning within the font. Lots of other varients and options not covered ...

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/mkm_prv.jpg)

(http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/topsign.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/mkm_mid_sign.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/mkm_new_sign.jpg)   


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: Red Squirrel on August 15, 2020, 11:42:24
(https://fosbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/montpelier_totem-e1597488117169.png)


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: Bmblbzzz on August 15, 2020, 14:23:09
Croyon?
Crayon would be appropriate!  ;D


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: Bmblbzzz on August 15, 2020, 14:24:25
(https://fosbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/montpelier_totem-e1597488117169.png)
As the mural at the bottom of Station Rd had it for a brief while, "Bristol's Independent Ping District"


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: johnneyw on August 15, 2020, 14:36:27
Given where they built it:



Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: TonyN on August 15, 2020, 16:45:48
Quote
I can put other base artwork in - happy to add a few if people send blanks to me and give me RGB settings for the text..   Need to be AOK on copyright, and I am not sure that I have exactly the right font, nor the correct kerning within the font. Lots of other varients and options not covered ...

Just in case of confusion when I said proper GWR I was refering to the PRE British Rail GWR. Not trying to make work for you Graham. ;D


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: grahame on August 15, 2020, 17:25:28
Quote
I can put other base artwork in - happy to add a few if people send blanks to me and give me RGB settings for the text..   Need to be AOK on copyright, and I am not sure that I have exactly the right font, nor the correct kerning within the font. Lots of other varients and options not covered ...

Just in case of confusion when I said proper GWR I was refering to the PRE British Rail GWR. Not trying to make work for you Graham. ;D

You do the work of sending me a blank base ... I'll add it to the scripts and align the text.  Happy to share work.


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: onthecushions on August 16, 2020, 22:56:31
Superb generator - thanks!

Enjoyed putting Penzance into Network SouthEast.

Wondered about Indian Railways station signs - they're virtually LT!

There must have been something good about the Raj.

OTC




Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: Witham Bobby on August 17, 2020, 14:59:36
Great fun.  Thanks for sharing :-)

The pedant in me is asking if the typeface for the BR era totems could be changed from Helvetica (I think it's that, or something like it) to Gill Sans?  Just to please the pedant and to make it perfick


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: grahame on August 17, 2020, 19:14:26
Great fun.  Thanks for sharing :-)

The pedant in me is asking if the typeface for the BR era totems could be changed from Helvetica (I think it's that, or something like it) to Gill Sans?  Just to please the pedant and to make it perfick

The font used was SUPPOSED to be quite close ...

Addictive, I'm afraid - more backgrounds added and a font pulldown.   Defaults unchanged but the code is done to allow easy addition of other fonts.


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: Witham Bobby on August 18, 2020, 12:27:34
Ahhhh. Perfick!

Thank you so much :-)

Now having fun with Littleton & Badsey, Milverton, and Nelson & Llancaiach


Title: Re: New Totem Generator
Post by: froome on August 18, 2020, 19:38:46
(https://fosbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/montpelier_totem-e1597488117169.png)

Very good, but taking johnnyw's idea, it could also be 'Gateway to St Andrews'.

As a one-time resident of Montpelier (though I left at least 30 years ago), it could also say 'though not known to many who actually live there'!



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