Question on repainting MTH Caboose

A couple of choices.

Pick up some dry transfers in a font as close as possible. Woodland Scenics makes an extensive line.

Take a photo of the car and send it to a decal maker with the dimensions. For a single car this could be a bit pricey.

Pete

Paint the caboose and use water transfer decals. I find most of mine from Microscale Industries and Protocraft. Not sure if they have P&W in O Scale but they have a great variety of alphabet decal sets in multiple fonts and colors.

AMCDave posted:

"...As a decal manufacture I make all my own decals. You'll need to find a source for your road...."

Dave, do you have, or can you make, decals for the Strasburg Railroad or the New Hpe and Ivyland Railroad?

Thank you all, greatly appreciate the suggestions.

Paul

Paul:

Why alter a perfectly good caboose that someone else might enjoy when you're going to re-finish it anyway?

Here's what I would do:

1. Sell the caboose you have for whatever you can get for it.
   
   
2. Buy a lower cost caboose (if not a junker) in any roadname at the next show you go to (e.g., Big E).
   
   
3. Experiment to your heart's content with different finishes, painting techniques, decals, etc. knowing that if you muck it up, you can strip it and try again.

Makes sense?

Steven J. Serenska

I HIGHLY suggest using Tru-Color's thinner if you are going to spray it. Yes it is expensive but it works the best. Tru-Color dries very fast, especially when spraying. Their thinner slows down that process just enough to spray. It has been discussed many times on this forum about experimenting with other thinners for Tru-Color, and the bottom line always comes back to using their own brand. If you don't, your airbrush will clog, spit and sputter and ruin your finish.