Colorado Midland Modeler
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Hello, all. While this isn't viable for all road names, scales, and skill/ability levels etc, it's certainly something to think about. So, here we go. I had been struggling to locate suitable decals for a number of my locomotives and various other pieces of equipment in good condition and at reasonable prices, and I've had limited success with making my own decals with my inkjet printer, plus custom/ freelance road names, so I bought some small sized alphabet stencils and gave it a try. First I stencil the letters (and sometimes numbers, I usually freehand the numbers due to their small size) in with a super sharp No.2 pencil onto the piece of equipment, then paint them in with a toothpick. (Obviously this requires a fairly steady hand, but mistakes are usually easily corrected if caught early) Below, are the results. All pieces are HO scale.
CM, MT & SL 522, a Russian Decapod
CM 101, 0-6-0
CM 39, a 4-6-0
CM, MT & SL 75, a former SP E-27 class 4-4-0
CM, MT & SL 111, a former AT&SF 825 class 0-8-0
CM, MT & SL 1701, an FM H-24-66 Train Master
And, last but not least, CM, MT & SL 930, an EMD BL2
Since these photos were taken, I have also used this technique to letter two rotary snow plows, and I have some other projects in the works. Hope you've all enjoyed this post, and that it might just prove useful to someone out there.
P.S. These are the same type of stencils I used.
CM, MT & SL 522, a Russian Decapod
CM 101, 0-6-0
CM 39, a 4-6-0
CM, MT & SL 75, a former SP E-27 class 4-4-0
CM, MT & SL 111, a former AT&SF 825 class 0-8-0
CM, MT & SL 1701, an FM H-24-66 Train Master
And, last but not least, CM, MT & SL 930, an EMD BL2
Since these photos were taken, I have also used this technique to letter two rotary snow plows, and I have some other projects in the works. Hope you've all enjoyed this post, and that it might just prove useful to someone out there.
P.S. These are the same type of stencils I used.
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