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Date: 11/19/17 08:49
Why spend money on decals.
Author: ACL3042

Why spend money on decals, when you can take a paint brush and put the initials and car number on the car.
Here is a prototype car this way.
It is a Dakota Valley and Western slag (ballast) hopper #74. It has been sitting here forever. The location is Daleview, Montana.
This is an ex-CN car.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/19/17 08:50 by ACL3042.

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Date: 11/19/17 09:01
Re: Why spend money on decals.
Author: calsubd

Nice pic Worth modeling too ! IMHO

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

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Date: 11/19/17 09:19
Re: Why spend money on decals.
Author: drgw0579

They'd kick you out of the model railroad club if you modeled this.
Bill Kepner

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Date: 11/19/17 11:31
Re: Why spend money on decals.
Author: SPDRGWfan

As a one-off,it's kind a cool. A whole train full and it would look naff as the Brits would say.

Cheers, Jim

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Date: 11/19/17 11:56
Re: Why spend money on decals.
Author: BAB

Happen to notice its still in use, well growing something inside of it anyway. Would be and rarely seen in model form an addition to many model railroads.

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Date: 11/23/17 08:53
Re: Why spend money on decals.
Author: fbe

One way to represent this lettering is to use white out typewriter correction strips with a toothpick to write with then seal it with dull coat. Finding the white out strips in this day and age will be a challenge. The strips were also an easy way to apply the old car routing and graffiti markings.

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