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Started by Max Rockatansky, July 12, 2016, 11:54:25 PM

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US71

I've added a few more Kansas mini's.


I've got my eye on a few full size signs, but they will have to wait until after the holidays.
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Max Rockatansky

Picked up a brown AZ Loop 202 shield.  This was the last one I needed to finish the colored Loop Freeway set:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

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Picked up a AZ 51 shield (layered over a not so well hidden US 60) recently.  This just leaves AZ 153 and AZ 24 to finish a Phoenix Freeway set:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Baseballguy247

https://www.flickr.com/gp/191699673@N07/79B716

Here are the highlights of my interstate shield collection!

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Picked up a reproduction US Route 199 shield someone had made.  Basically it is spot on for the previous Caltrans spec:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

US71

I ordered this recently:  Alt US 30 in Nebraska



I'm lying low for now and don't expect any more acquisitions until at least Summer.
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US71

I received this in today's mail:

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Scott5114

Quote from: US71 on May 01, 2021, 02:20:40 PM
I received this in today's mail:



Reminds me of the time a certain forum member here had an Oklahoma I-45 printed up because he wanted to be able to say he had the first one ever made in the event US-69 ever gets upgraded.
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JoePCool14

Quote from: US71 on May 01, 2021, 02:20:40 PM
I received this in today's mail:



That looks quite sharp. Where, if you don't mind, did you get that from?

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US71

Quote from: JoePCool14 on May 01, 2021, 08:03:06 PM
Quote from: US71 on May 01, 2021, 02:20:40 PM
I received this in today's mail:



That looks quite sharp. Where, if you don't mind, did you get that from?

Starkette /Starcastic Enterprises.
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Max Rockatansky

Quote from: US71 on May 01, 2021, 08:06:41 PM
Quote from: JoePCool14 on May 01, 2021, 08:03:06 PM
Quote from: US71 on May 01, 2021, 02:20:40 PM
I received this in today's mail:



That looks quite sharp. Where, if you don't mind, did you get that from?

Starkette /Starcastic Enterprises.

I used to pick up signs from them when I lived in Florida.  They do good modern stuff and I believe they are FDOT contractor. 

Max Rockatansky

Speaking of new shields, I picked up someone's Caltrans spec reproduction US 50 shield:

https://flic.kr/p/2kTSUNq

US71

I picked this one up via Jake back in January
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ClassicHasClass

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on May 01, 2021, 08:20:02 PM
Speaking of new shields, I picked up someone's Caltrans spec reproduction US 50 shield:

https://flic.kr/p/2kTSUNq

I've got a real one of those. My wife posted it with a CA 99 and an I-5.

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: ClassicHasClass on May 02, 2021, 12:29:04 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on May 01, 2021, 08:20:02 PM
Speaking of new shields, I picked up someone's Caltrans spec reproduction US 50 shield:

https://flic.kr/p/2kTSUNq

I've got a real one of those. My wife posted it with a CA 99 and an I-5.

My 101 and 395 are actual Caltrans sourced signs:

https://flic.kr/p/SxZe3J

https://flic.kr/p/RTSn4P

Regarding 99 I have one Caltrans spec and one from the City of Fresno which is substantially more odd:

https://flic.kr/p/RTSjCM

https://flic.kr/p/27hwYaG

I also have one Oregon I-5 and a button copy I-5 from San Juan Capistrano:

https://flic.kr/p/RTSmkV

https://flic.kr/p/2kLTffT

ClassicHasClass

My 101 and 395 are also, but I also have a button copy 101 that used to be on an overhead. It was too big to fit in my car; my buddy had to get it to the house for me in his SUthingy. I posted it in the garage.

Max Rockatansky

Picked up another US Route 202 shield, albeit far more modern than my Maine variant:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

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A G28-1 variant of a CA 121 shield that I recently picked up:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

US71

I recently acquired an Arkansas I-57 because I'm betting ARDOT wont use state named shields.

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Brian556

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 11, 2020, 10:31:57 PM
Picked up an unused and apparently run over CA 227:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Max, I see that the mounting holes have not been punched through, meaning that this sign was never mounted, meaning it did not get the opportunity to get run over. I have a few signs with that sort of damage, but nowhere near that bad. I believe that the damage was caused by  the sign rubbing against another sign or object. A likely way for that to happen is that the sign rode around on the truck too long.

Max Rockatansky

Quote from: Brian556 on July 17, 2021, 12:47:05 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 11, 2020, 10:31:57 PM
Picked up an unused and apparently run over CA 227:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Max, I see that the mounting holes have not been punched through, meaning that this sign was never mounted, meaning it did not get the opportunity to get run over. I have a few signs with that sort of damage, but nowhere near that bad. I believe that the damage was caused by  the sign rubbing against another sign or object. A likely way for that to happen is that the sign rode around on the truck too long.

I'm pretty sure it was rubber compound, it largely came off when I hit it with detail spray I use on my car.  The weird thing is that I didn't have really any notable scratches.  I have a couple unmounted orange construction shields which have some scratch marks I suspect came from rubbing against each other.

Max Rockatansky

Picked up a FL 50 shield:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

Max Rockatansky

Picked up a CA 139 shield:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

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Picked up a CA 70 shield:

Untitled by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

LilianaUwU

Two of my signs:

A beat up Maximum 30 sign that I rescued on the Université Laval campus:

Maximum 30 sign by Liliana Vess, on Flickr

An ARRÊT/LENTEMENT paddle screwed to my wall:

ARRÊT/LENTEMENT paddle (LENTEMENT side) by Liliana Vess, on Flickr
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