I would like to have some of my GS-2,4,6 tenders relettered from Southern Pacific Lines to Southern Pacific. Does anyone have recommendations for a competent person who does this?
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The hard part will be finding the Champ Decals set #E12D, for O Scale. Champ Decals is long out of business.
How bout Microscale Decals set # 48-190?
lol we posted that at the same time
Originally Posted by boin106:
I think you might be able to use these decals by Microscale Industries. Matt
Note that those decals are white, which may work for some freight locomotives in the 1950s. However, for Daylight GS class locomotives (and I think even Pacifics and Mountains), you should ALWAYS use the Champ Decals, which are the correct "SP Lettering Gray" color, which some people refer to as silver.
That Microscale set might do the trick for your Berk.
Microscale used to offer Daylight Steam Decals 48-1271 which were gray with a black border. The HO version 87-1271 are still shown in stock if you want to see what they look like. Sometimes they show up on the auctions sites.
Depending on manufacturer maybe you could trade someone for the correct tender. MTH usually does their engines in both early and late schemes. Lionel as well though I am not sure they were released at the same time and would have similar electronics.
Pete
Originally Posted by drgwdavid:
I would like to have some of my GS-2,4,6 tenders relettered from Southern Pacific Lines to Southern Pacific. Does anyone have recommendations for a competent person who does this?
BTW if the GS 2 and GS 4 were configured as built then the number boards will have to moved as well. By 1946 when the lettering was changed all of the number boards had been moved back to the center of engine from the front. Depending on how they are mounted it may not be a simple mod.
Pete
Matt, I have the Champ set in silver. If you want them I can get them in the mail today. Don
Originally Posted by Norton:
Originally Posted by drgwdavid:
I would like to have some of my GS-2,4,6 tenders relettered from Southern Pacific Lines to Southern Pacific. Does anyone have recommendations for a competent person who does this?
BTW if the GS 2 and GS 4 were configured as built then the number boards will have to moved as well. By 1946 when the lettering was changed all of the number boards had been moved back to the center of engine from the front. Depending on how they are mounted it may not be a simple mod.
Pete
Good point! However, those are the "Train Number Indicator Boards", and would have all been moved rearward quite a bit prior to the change from the "Lines lettering" to the "billboard lettering".
As yet, I have not yet figured out how to relocate the train indicator boards on my Lionel GS-4 model, especially since they are illuminated.
Now, does anybody have a suggestion as to how to remove the existing lettering without disturbing the underlying paint? I'm looking at doing the relettering to my GS-2, black, deskirted version.
I have had good luck with Polly Scale Easy Lift off. It might leave a haze though. In cases like this I overspray with Floquil mixed with various amount of flat or glaze to match the sheen using a test piece before applying the paint to the model. In this case you could mask off the area that the lettering is on to keep most of the paint original.
Pete
Originally Posted by PeterA:
Now, does anybody have a suggestion as to how to remove the existing lettering without disturbing the underlying paint? I'm looking at doing the relettering to my GS-2, black, deskirted version.
It depends mostly on how the lettering was originally applied, i.e. if decals, then they will be easily "lifted or dissolved" off. If the lettering was pad printed/painted, then you will probably have to strip the whole tender.
This is pad printing removed with Polly Scale ELO then oversprayed with 50-50 Floquil Engine Black and Floquil Glaze.
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My decal guy will do silver outlined in black. I too liked the Microscale Daylight decals, but understood that Overland was the exclusive distributor?
