N&W steam era decals

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Jim

I can tell you that I have already done the artwork correctly, it is done to full size, so that stencils can be made on these and others. I've not had anything to paint on this nature, but has been done. I've been working with Richard Shell about these and some decal sets that are not on the market in correct form and size.

Best
Ken Miller

On May 1, 2013, at 4:10 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:


> And, by the way, the artwork on the MRS hopper car decals was not the best. (Sorry, Tom; we were friends, but the artwork wasn't just right!) The old Champs (now discontinued) did not get the height of the "N&W" right (it was about halfway between 17" and 24"), but the shape and thickness of the letters and the ampersand were pretty good. Now and then you can find somebody offering the Champs on ebay, but you will never get to buy them from Champ again. If we can't interest Shellscale in filling the void, maybe the society could spring for a custom run from Rail Graphics or somebody who does custom decals. But get the artwork right! That shouldn't be so hard to do from photos with today's computer technology. And do both the 17" and the 24".

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> Jim Nichols

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> Lois,

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> IIRC, Model Railroad Services was a line of decals owned by the late Tom English, who also owned Chesterfield Hobbies near Richmond, VA. 

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> Perhaps this is a project for the N&WHS modeling committee to explore; offering correct N&W decals would not only benefit our membership, but would also draw non-N&W modelers to our website to purchase decals....and probably books, etc.

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> The MRS decals were great, but are a result of technology and production methods that are probably over 20 years old or older.

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> Jim Brewer

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> Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:35:09 PM

> Subject: N&W steam era decals

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> Friends:

> At present the Model Railroad Services decals for N&W steam era freight cars is still listed in the Commissary as "temporarily out of stock" though I have heard that they will be discontinued. If so, I will be left without a important source for detailing my freight car fleet, as I model the late steam era (mid-1950's) on the N&W. I have had at present to suspend work on two 55-ton hoppers (no end decals) and a H2a hopper (no decals at all). If these decals are to be discontinued, do any of you know a source for finding decals for N&W freight cars in this period? Any assistance would be much appreciated.

> Lois J. Ponton

> Modeling the N&W glory years

> ljpli at hotmail.com

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