i found a press & peel numbers & letter’s at my staples so my
farmer’s co-op co cars added numbers too them so now i have 7 new cars. cost 4.79 and plenty left over numbers & letter’s. gone go run my trains have a great week end.
That’s good, that is an issue I have been thinking about lately.
So steve, did you number them sequentially like 1047411, 1047412, 1047413, etc…?
Mark
mark
i did just added a # on the end like 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
i did up box cars about 7 yrs ago i used letters.
Steve,
I have seen those letters at Staples. You may also want to look into some of the make your own decal sets. I ran across it at a local hobby shop that caters to RC car and planes. You can get clear or white background. You print what you want with this decal paper, let it dry, then spray on some sort of clear stuff, and when it dries it works like a regular decal.
You are mostly limited by the quality of you ink jet printer. I have used it on one of my GE 44 Ton engins so it looks like a local short line RR. (still have not figured out how to include a photo with the text so you can see my first try at making decals here).
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db27b3127cce912b6d516d4000000026108AbtmTZi5aOE
I like this because it is relatively cheap and you can use it for art work, you can use the different fonts on your computer to match the lettering on rolling stock, and I have found it at local hobby shops and mail order on the web. For the web sites I just entered “Make your own decals” in Google.
CandCRR
i could do that but i cant really paint and decal with my one handed well. it’s real time consuming i did 3 cars in 1/2 hr.
train-me Are they stickers or dry transfer letters? Either way…that IS a good price! And a great idea!
underworld
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underworld
they are vinyl lettering peel and press with 6 set of letters & # 's 2 sheets lots of letters and #'s. ive had sheets of them for ten yrs just had run out of blk. on another forum they have painted them let them dry and use custom colors.
Looks good, train-me.
I’ve been hunting for white, with black or clear background. Even if I do find the color I want , most of the time there are no &'s (B&O is my favorite road). Or if there is an &, that’s just the problem, there’s only one. If you want to do a tender or what, you have to buy two sets to get enough for both sides. Now we are talking $$$'s to letter one piece of rolling stock !
Just bought a stamping set with a &, at a scrapbooking shop for about $7. My wife already has several colors of ink including white, black, gold, silver, and red. Going to soon put B&O on a Lehman ToyTrain caboose. I’ll add it above the present markings which just say AUTO EXPRESS.
Thanks for giving me the inspiration to get around to doing it.
Sounds great! I’ll have to make a run to Staple’s at the beginning of the week.
underworld
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yep had the first set of c&s lgb pass set from a set of prr took black electrical taped out prr and added c&s.
Thanks for the tip Steve. Next time I go to Staples I’ll have to get some. I have been looking for lettering and numbers that would work as well.
Why would you want to do this?
Rgds ian
Why would you want to do this? do what?
Change numbers he sez. Why? He is asking why?
i like running 8 or more of the same car’s don’t want them all with the same #'s.
i hope i am answering the correct why?
train-me,
I realize you would find this difficult to make your own decals and it is not a quick solution. It took me several days between making the artwork and letting the “paint” dry. But I thought you and others may find it fills a niche like it did for me. The only time I used anything but my right hand was cutting out and sliding it off the paper backing for the decals I made. The art work (letters, logos, and so forth) were created on the computer. Then the special paper was put in the printer and it was printed. I set the now printed paper on a flat surface and sprayed the clear decal “paint” on it (several coatings).
I remembered you have use of only one hand but I thought it may be an alternative to the stick on letters when they do not match the rolling stock or you wanted to make some of you own private lables.
I admit it is not the quick solution like yours. I also do not know how well the decals will last for those that leave their rolling stock outdoors most of the time or run in the rain.
Jaimie,
What is the specisl paper your referring to?
jaimie
thats a great idea hope others can use it.
This lettering thing, what about getting out and doing some civil engineering work?
Rgds ian