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For the third year The Madison Poster Company is proud to be a licensed partner with Lionel LLC and bring back another classic Lionel postwar dealer poster. This year we'll travel back to 1949 and re-introduce the GG-1 dealer display poster to the public. We have three size options this year, The Signature Series, Showroom Memories Series, and Bantam Series. All the details about sizes and very special items add on items for the higher end posters can be found on our website.  All three posters are now available, and we wanted to make the first public announcement here on the OGR forum. Thank you to everyone who has supported our company for the last three years, we want to continue to produce a quality piece of classic artwork that you can proudly display.  This announcement also serves as a final call for our D-206 poster which will retire at the end of the month. This poster is still available on our website for a few short weeks. Don't miss out, once it's gone, it's gone. 

 

A look at our 1949 Showroom Memories poster on the cutting table at the printer.

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Lionel Vice President of Marketing Michael Phillips and I display the new poster next to GG-1 4935 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

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All three of our posters laid out so you can gauge the size of each poster relative to each other. 

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Hi Derek,

My wife went to the post office and picked up my 1949 poster yesterday and I just opened up the tube.  Pulled out the certificate, catalog page, and smaller banners.  All look great!  I've yet to pull out the poster, as I plan on keeping it neatly in the tube until I'm ready to hang it up in my train room.  Where can I find some instructions on hanging/framing?  I remember seeing something online in the past about making a simple wooden frame to hang them up, but I can't locate that document now.  Is that information in my mailing tube and I just haven't found it yet?

Thanks!  I'm very excited about displaying the poster -- it will be a focal point of my train room!

 

Derek,

I'm pleased to announce that number 2/20 of the 1949 poster arrived last week in perfect condition. After several days of acclimation (presently cold here), it was unrolled onto my bed for inspection, covering it almost entirely. It is epic in every regard and I consider it to be Madison Poster Company's best effort to date. Any that are considering this giant poster or either of the two smaller formats will not be disappointed. The illustration and color is fantastic, the photos doesn't do them Justus. They are truly  train room masterworks. Thank you for producing these incredible posters, I very much look forward to future editions.

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Thanks for the kind words! I am a huge fan of this poster as well, and very proud to offer the different packages that we are this year. 

For those asking about framing I do have a sheet made up for the D-145. Let me pull it out and take a look at it to see if it needs revision. Not sure the frame would be "Lionel correct" for this poster, but it would match what Lionel was doing at the time. If I can post the instructions here I will. 

Thanks,
Derek

Just found a copy of the PDF Derek mentioned here on the forum for those who are interested. 

It all makes pretty good sense to me.  But after reading it, I have one additional question for anyone who may make this type of frame for one of Derek's posters:  What is the best way to attach the molding/framing to the masonite board after mounting with spray adhesive?

 

 

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Rob Shaubach posted:

Just found a copy of the PDF Derek mentioned here on the forum for those who are interested. 

It all makes pretty good sense to me.  But after reading it, I have one additional question for anyone who may make this type of frame for one of Derek's posters:  What is the best way to attach the molding/framing to the masonite board after mounting with spray adhesive?

 

 

Rob, 

One of the options you have is that if you have someone router the wood for the frame would be to have the back side of the wood routered deep enough to recess the Masonite into. Once the Masonite is set and recessed you could use brads into the frame to hold the Masonite into the frame. I'm not sure this is a good way of explaining it, but that is one option. 

Here is another interesting option for those of you who are looking for a way to hang these larger posters. posterhanger.com This seems like an interesting way to go, although their longest option in 72 inches, just on the short side for our largest poster. I might give this a shot with our full size D-145 that I have planned to go in the office. This would also allow you to roll and move the poster in the future vs. a hard mount. 

Derek,

Thanks for the replies and the info.

I like the posterhanger.com idea, as I'm a little scared about putting glue of any sort on my really nice and really huge poster!  I have inquired about using two of their 44" units to hang the 1949 Signature Series poster.  When I hear back, I'll post the answer here for the benefit of anyone else who might want to go that route.

 

Posterhanger.com Update:

I exchanged a few emails with a gentleman named Steve Naughton at posterhanger.com, and he showed me how I can hang the 84" 1949 poster using their product.  My order has been placed, and, if all goes as planned, I'll be combining 40" and 44" poster hangers with a special connecting piece to hang my poster. It cost me a few $'s, but I feel much better knowing that I won't be applying adhesive to the poster. More to come after the order arrives and I try the product.

Posterhanger.com shipment arrived arrived on schedule Friday morning.  I unpacked it after work and laid the poster on our bed.  Took a break to grab dinner and head off for kitchen appliance shopping (spent a lot of train $ on new kitchen machines!). 

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After returning home I was able to easily assemble the poster hanger units and connect two shorter ones (40" and 44") using the connector piece.  Note the German Engineering, even in the instructions!

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Next it was off to the basement train room to permanently install poster hanger and hang it on the wall. 

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Pardon my messy train room (major layout re-do has commenced due to a major plumbing repair last autumn), but I'm very happy with the poster hanger and even happier with Madison Poster Company 1949 Poster.  The poster hanger cost me $86 total, but I'm very pleased with how it helps me present the poster without permanently attaching it.  If I need to move the poster for some reason, it can be taken down, rolled and transported without damage!

Thanks to Derek for the great poster offering and for suggesting posterhanger.com!  Count me as a satisfied customer!

 

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