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Select And Purchase Your Favourite 86/85/80 Class Numberboard!
As background, 8606 seems to have had four versions of its numberboard. The original square typeface in the colours of prototype orange, as built and into service with mid-blue, and later refurbished over-painted black. Sometime after the loco was repainted to blue, it received its current "new" blue boards with a typeface similar to Estrangelo Edessa.
We have sourced borrowed original 86 Class numberboards to carefully measure the original typeface details to enable it to be redrawn from scratch. We also used photographs showing the boards to get all the details as correct as possible.
The dimensions of the 86/85/80 Class number boards are: 491mm x 200.5mm x 6 mm thick with 70mm radius corners, in cast acrylic. The lettering is sized around 150mm x 100mm in a custom square typeface. There is currently no known match to this typeface available on the internet. We have also made the best match to the original 86 grey-blue background colour using an original number board with a swatch sample book.
We have measured 85 and 80 Class numberboards to confirm they are the same size as the 86 class. If you want to install replica number boards in a locomotive we still recommend you verify the original numberboard dimensions and confirm these with your order.
At the left above is a picture of one of the new boards actually mounted in 8649 inside the Werris Creek Loco Maintenance Centre. The artwork is previewed on the left, showing all numerals. So everyone can now see exactly what they are getting.
Pricing is $160 each for a single board and $140 each for multiple boards (can be different numbers). This includes postage within Australia.
You can express interest or ask questions via our Facebook post on this topic. We are experiencing strong interest in this item, but there is no limit on quantities able to be made at this stage.
Please complete the Sets Shop Order Form, make EFT payment and provide details and email us the form OR printout the form, then complete it, attach cheque or postal order and mail to SETS via the address on the form.
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