Semi-Permeant attaching a roadname to a steam locomotive

I would use some small magnets. You could mount the magnets on the plastic sign and use a piece of metal on the inside of the tender to mount the new sign.  This may work if the magnets are strong enough. 

A guy I know was going to try this with magnets, etc., a few years ago. He never did

as it occurred to him that magnets and electronics in close juxtaposition may be a

problem.

 

I don't know; just a thought.

I wonder if Quake Hold would work here.  It is a thin putty that you use to keep vases and collectible a from falling over.

If you do try magnets, there are some called Mighties.  They sell them on Amazon.  There are several styles...son square...some flat...some very tiny.  You could recess them into you plastic sign.

Tiny Mighties might work.  I used them on some RailKing Husky Stack containers.  I embedded them in the roofs so a Corgi container fork lift could pick them up.  I've used some of the flat ones that come in squares and triangles for projects too.

Micro-Mark sells a never-harden adhesive for attaching figures to layouts, etc. I believe Woodland Scenics makes something similar. I don't know if that would be strong enough or not, but it's something to consider. There's also removable double-sided tape.

 

As a sidebar, the Milwaukee Road actually used detachable heralds on locomotives and buildings instead of painting them in place. The signs had grommets in the corners where they were bolted in place. I've got one on the wall of my train room. I got it at York; one of the best hundred-dollar investments in trains I've ever made. It's at upper left in the photo.

 

 

 

The easy solution would be for the locos to be available unlettered, like K-Line Heavyweights were, but maybe there aren't enough of us who are not happy with

printed paper overlays, or few choices.   I didn't see any suggestion above that appealed to me, but am open for more ideas..  I, too, am leery of repainting the tender and slapping on my custom decals, just in case anything made today becomes collectible.

Might consider using black electrical tape. If the color isn't correct you could paint the tape to match. Just a thought.

Water and cornstarch would be easy to "undo" and would probably hold your logo in place unless the track is really bumpy.

A little dab of RTV (AKA silicone seal) will do the job. You can peel it off with your fingers when you want to remove it.

I am not worried about it being collectable, but I might end up re-selling this in the future if I can get my hands on an all black NYC version.  I would then give that a total re-paint.  This is just too beautiful of a locomotive to repaint.  

I will give that a try.

Try a electronic label maker. Works good for steam engine numbers.

"Electronic Label Maker"?? Where to you find those and what color lettering does it

make?  Thank!!