Front Panel Update

Rod Smallwood rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com
Mon Jun 8 09:18:46 CDT 2015


Yes several

The originals have rounded corners.
The address font differs slightly when superimposed.
The screening in mine is much chrisper than the old ones.


On 08/06/2015 13:21, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
> Is there a way to tell your reproduction from an original?
>
> /P
>
> On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:19:41PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote:
>> Hi All
>>               Since I released the picture of the first 8/e panel on
>> Friday there has been a big response.
>> Its 12:45 local on Monday in the UK and I'm of to the silk screeners
>> to collect the rest of the first batch and to arrange for more
>> to be printed as soon as I get the blanks from the plastics supplier.
>> I'll send out  what I have to fullfill as many of the orders I have
>> so far as I can.
>>
>> I have learned an awful lot just based on the inquires I have so far.
>> I see the following as requirements
>>
>>
>>       1.     Full size reproductions of the original panels useing
>> the same methods.
>>
>>       2.     High quality
>>
>>       3.    Custom one off service for important restorations.
>>
>>       4.     There's more demand than I thought.
>>
>>       5.      So far its all been for DEC systems
>>
>>
>> And yes they would look good just hung on the wall
>>
>> Next up an accurate reproduction of the bezel.
>>
>> And after that a lamps and switches board when and if I solve the
>> Stackpole switch levers issue.
>>
>> Please send in your orders so I can allocate production/shipping slots.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Rod Smallwood
>>
>>
>>
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