EastMost Posted March 5, 2022 Share #1226 Posted March 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, BenTheMiner said: Okay, I spent the time to make them all. You'll have to wait before requesting more signs. Okay, Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Kee Posted March 5, 2022 Share #1227 Posted March 5, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 10:32 PM, BenTheMiner said: Nice! can I use this for a video? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share #1228 Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Baby Kee said: Nice! can I use this for a video? Sure, if you give credit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Kee Posted March 5, 2022 Share #1229 Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, BenTheMiner said: Sure, if you give credit. Alright! I'll credit you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DadOfBigSubwayFan Posted March 8, 2022 Share #1230 Posted March 8, 2022 These are amazing! I'm going to go back through the thread, download fonts and templates, and try to follow the instructions so I can make some for my subway-obsessed 5-year-old. Thank you for posting all of your hard work, templates, and fonts. One question: Has anyone ever tried making a website/app that can auto-generate these? (That is, take the correct template for a given model train/bus, pair with the correct font, and then scale and align so you can just type your message?) It looks like a ton of work goes into these, and I didn't know if it was a replicable enough process that it might be able to be turned into an interactive website. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share #1231 Posted March 8, 2022 15 hours ago, DadOfBigSubwayFan said: These are amazing! I'm going to go back through the thread, download fonts and templates, and try to follow the instructions so I can make some for my subway-obsessed 5-year-old. Thank you for posting all of your hard work, templates, and fonts. One question: Has anyone ever tried making a website/app that can auto-generate these? (That is, take the correct template for a given model train/bus, pair with the correct font, and then scale and align so you can just type your message?) It looks like a ton of work goes into these, and I didn't know if it was a replicable enough process that it might be able to be turned into an interactive website. Thanks for the compliments! Yes, I have thought that the process would be much easier if it was semi-automated. I believe there is public code that you can implement into a Discord bot and it allows you to generate bus destination signs (haven't seen one for trains), but it's not that advanced (though I guess it's made up for by being semi-automatic). Manual sign making is much more customizable and fun, though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DadOfBigSubwayFan Posted March 10, 2022 Share #1232 Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 3:30 PM, BenTheMiner said: Thanks for the compliments! Yes, I have thought that the process would be much easier if it was semi-automated. I believe there is public code that you can implement into a Discord bot and it allows you to generate bus destination signs (haven't seen one for trains), but it's not that advanced (though I guess it's made up for by being semi-automatic). Manual sign making is much more customizable and fun, though! Ben, I agree it would be fun making manually...if I had talent. Would you mind sharing the editable version of a couple of your recent creations (I don't know if you use illustrator, photoshop, or something else) so I could acquire the appropriate software and tinker and try to 1) learn how to do it manually; 2) see if there's a way to make something where someone could go to a website, select a sign type, type a message, and boom have it generate the message on the sign? Happy to credit you or collaborate actively. My main goal is to entertain my 5 year old subway fan with occasional random messages in the form of subway signs, but I think there could be enough other parents whose kids are huge subway fans that a simple website might get some traction... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share #1233 Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, DadOfBigSubwayFan said: Ben, I agree it would be fun making manually...if I had talent. Would you mind sharing the editable version of a couple of your recent creations (I don't know if you use illustrator, photoshop, or something else) so I could acquire the appropriate software and tinker and try to 1) learn how to do it manually; 2) see if there's a way to make something where someone could go to a website, select a sign type, type a message, and boom have it generate the message on the sign? Happy to credit you or collaborate actively. My main goal is to entertain my 5 year old subway fan with occasional random messages in the form of subway signs, but I think there could be enough other parents whose kids are huge subway fans that a simple website might get some traction... I use paint.NET, but any paint software should work. Simply type text onto the blank sign templates! Let me know what templates you need if any are needed. Edited March 10, 2022 by BenTheMiner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 12, 2022 Share #1234 Posted March 12, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 3:43 PM, BenTheMiner said: I'm not sure how you want this sign. Do you want all the text to be on separate stages? Or two lines of text on each stage? Or separate images? Two Lines on Each Stage sorry for late reply my PC broke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share #1235 Posted March 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, Bx41 boi said: Two Lines on Each Stage sorry for late reply my PC broke Okay, how do you want me to split the lines? You provided 5 lines of text which doesn't divide evenly by 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 12, 2022 Share #1236 Posted March 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, BenTheMiner said: Okay, how do you want me to split the lines? You provided 5 lines of text which doesn't divide evenly by 2. oh shit i dont know this Bill Nye the Science Guy Stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastMost Posted March 16, 2022 Share #1237 Posted March 16, 2022 Hey Ben! Can I Please Request an Filpdot Glow PNG's M103 CITY HALL M103 via LEX AV M103 EAST HARLEM 2 AV-125 ST M103 via 3 AV M103 LEX AV-96 ST Rear: Flipdot M103 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share #1238 Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, EastMost said: Hey Ben! Can I Please Request an Filpdot Glow PNG's M103 CITY HALL M103 via LEX AV M103 EAST HARLEM 2 AV-125 ST M103 via 3 AV M103 LEX AV-96 ST Rear: Flipdot M103 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 20, 2022 Share #1239 Posted March 20, 2022 Hey Ben can you do this Flipdot Rear for me --- Fipdot Rear Bx41 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share #1240 Posted March 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Bx41 boi said: Hey Ben can you do this Flipdot Rear for me --- Fipdot Rear Bx41 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 20, 2022 Share #1241 Posted March 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, BenTheMiner said: thanks also i wanted the Flipdot rear --- aka the NIS Sign 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share #1242 Posted March 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bx41 boi said: thanks also i wanted the Flipdot rear --- aka the NIS Sign 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 20, 2022 Share #1243 Posted March 20, 2022 47 minutes ago, BenTheMiner said: thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 22, 2022 Share #1244 Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/20/2022 at 11:07 AM, Bx41 boi said: thanks Hey Ben do u have the Temple of the flipdot front sign? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Queens Posted March 22, 2022 Share #1245 Posted March 22, 2022 Hey Ben! I was asking if you can make a Front sign that said "Q40 Jamaica Hillside Av and Q40 South Jamaica 135 Av" and then a rear just saying Q40. Also, can it be flipdot Thank you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share #1246 Posted March 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, Bx41 boi said: Hey Ben do u have the Temple of the flipdot front sign? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 22, 2022 Share #1247 Posted March 22, 2022 Just now, BenTheMiner said: thaniks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 26, 2022 Share #1248 Posted March 26, 2022 Hey Ben can you do this flipdot front and Rear Flipdot Front NYCT BUS Flipdot Rear NYCT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheMiner Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share #1249 Posted March 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Bx41 boi said: Hey Ben can you do this flipdot front and Rear Flipdot Front NYCT BUS Flipdot Rear NYCT The rear signs usually don't say anything other than the route, but I'll make it anyway if you want it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bx41 boi Posted March 26, 2022 Share #1250 Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, BenTheMiner said: The rear signs usually don't say anything other than the route, but I'll make it anyway if you want it. Sure 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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