I am just getting into the fun of ho trains. I purchased a train on ebay and would like to switch the road numbers on it. I was wondering how hard this is to do. Any help would be great. Thanks alot. Have a great weekend.
Pete;
1st step is to carefully remove the existing number, an ink eraser and/or 91% isopropyl alcohol on a swab are two methods that many use. Be VERY careful, as the numbers are paint, same chemistry as the rest of the paint on the model.
There are several decal manufactures that offer numbers. ShellScale has a very good selection, including number for the number boards.
Make sure you check out Walthers
http://www.microscale.com/ Here’s another decal source. If you can’t get the old # off you can mask around it and paint over it. The paint color can be close or even white. Then put the new # over that. This is a common practice when real railroads re-# their locos.
How do you change the boards?