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Of the three examples I can find in modeled form, none gets the nose artwork quite right.

The Overland HO models feature the wrong style script for the "Olympian Hiawatha" lettering.  But they have the best rendition of the "T H E   M I L W A U K E E   R O A D" lettering, which differs from the stand MILW block lettering.  Namely, the letters should be squarish and blocky, with rounded corners, when they curve.  For letters like the "O", "U", or "D" in the standard font, the curved parts are fully round.  Also, the "R" is noticeably top-heavy, unlike the standard font version.

The Streamstyle Graphics versions, both decal and etched applique, have very good renderings of the script lettering.  However, the "THE MILWAUKEE ROAD" lettering that wraps around the nose is the standard font rather than the squarish version.  The spacing is a bit too close as well.  The rest of the artwork looks very nice though, with regard to colors and all of the metal panel detail.

Lastly, the Atlas models mirror the Streamstyle Graphics, with a nice rendition of the script but wrong font for the nose lettering.

Zoomed in clip from the prototype - Don Ross photo:proto MILW font

Zoomed in clip from the Streamstyle Graphics decal - from their website, I presume the copyright is with them:

ssg MILW font

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