Marx sides for 3/16ths O gauge passenger cars

I'm setting up at a show I help run in Evansville, Indiana on Saturday March 2, 2019 from 10 AM - 3 PM (booth in the center of the back row where the test track is manned by yours truly). For the Marxists amongst us I'll have that set of gorgeous passenger sides available, along with a variety of sides for Marx 3/16ths O box and reefer cars - swing by and check them out!

Interesting...are they vinyl?  I've got a back burner project to paint some of these Marx cars as Norfolk and Western passenger cars, but those designs that you have look sharp.

Not vinyl - I’ll contact Joe and have him explain how he makes the sides and how to attach them to car sides (these are a great way to put rusty/beaters to good use).

JD, these are done on Epson heavy weight archival matte photo paper with Epson archival inks. They will outlast all of us with just a little care. 

I use and recommend 2” carpet tape to apply the sides. Apply the tape to the back of the side, trim and THEN remove the backing paper. I changed to the carpet tape after trying to remove some from a floor after pulling up the carpet. It took a lot of effort to get it off this floor. After several years of making these I have never had a side release on its own. 

I use photoshop to design and print the sides. I started out trying to copy cars and the clean-up time was extensive so I started making my own art work. I now have a bunch of templates I can use. I don’t worry about rivet counting-this is Marx, after all. But I strive to represent the car I’m designing. Thanks for your interest. We can discuss doing a Powhatan Arrow sometime. I have done NYC sides to match Marx NYC coaches plus some fluted stainless steel cars. I also ha a full complement of MONON, bla/gold and red/gray. I also have NKP, B&O, and a good representation of PRR passenger cars. It won’t be a great stretch to make some NW maroons. 

Joe