Source for O scale Decals

Richard,

I recently did the same search and unfortunately came up empty. I had one set of the Champ decals for the orange I-ball scheme and made another set on my printer.

If you are looking for the older "Mainline of Mid America" scheme you can use an old Walthers or Champ sets that are available on ebay every once in a while. I wish I had about 20 sets that I could share with you.

Malcolm

Check out northerncentralsupply@comcast.net.  I found some neat Boston & Maine O gauge decals at his set up at York.

Lew Schneider

Hi Rich,

Try P&D HOBBIES here's the link

http://pdhobbyshop.com/show_su...deling%20Accessories

Also try CDS LETTERING LINK

http://www3.sympatico.ca/cds_l...DS-LST-summer-05.pdf

Also try MIRCOSCALE

http://microscale.com/

Alex

If all else fails.  Try these guys for some custom work.

http://www.solidesign.bizland.com/

Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Malcolm,

I still have my 1978 Walthers Decal catalog. It brings a tear to my eyes every time I look at it. The old saying comes to mind, "If I only knew back then what I know now."

Alex,

Thanks, I will look at P&D. I will send you a note about the Erie Pacific I talked to you about at York.

Richard

Richard, I think you are going to be out of luck, save for maybe getting lucky and finding old stock from Microscale or Champs, if they ever made what you have in mind.

Microscale dropped nearly all of their O scale decals years ago... they had a major clearance sale for O scale decals on their website. The owner told me point blank that O scale decals do not sell and are not worth the financial investment to make. I get the Microscale newsletter and newly made decal sets are introduced in HO and N scale only. It's just reality.This could have a lot to do with why the O guage manufacturers do not offer unpainted rolling stock and engines.

Railgraphics has nice data sets, which I use. But for custom work, there is a minimum I think of 25 or 30 sets, so you'll be able to do a LOT of cabooses.

I know CDS has nothing. There's one place I recall that has the old style Illinois Central decals for rolling stock (no cabooses) on their website.

Highball Graphics is one of the very few places still doing O scale decals. http://www.mgdecals.com/homepage.htm

Scroll down to the bottom of the page, for the Go To Decals link.

There's also this company, affiliated with Highball Graphics:

http://www.mgdecals.com/Industrialmodels.htm

But none of these guys have Illinois Central.

If you do a search here, there was a thread sometime ago, where I and others put links for all the O scale decal makers we knew of.

I strongly suggest today, before anyone even considers a repaint project, that you make sure you can find decals or have someone that can make them for you.

Even doing semi-scale, 027 like I do, I double check for availability. I'm lucky that I can make use of HO scale decals for larger cars and engines, to use the hearlds for my smaller O gauge cars. I've also taken to doing some "paper decals" for stuff I cannot find even in HO.

Here's a link for the guy that has some Illinois Central rolling stock.

http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/decals/full.html

He doesn't stock them in O scale, but says he can make sets in any scale.

I have had several custom sets printed by Highball Graphics. Jim does excellent work for a reasonable price.

Malcolm

Check with historical societies.  Occasionally they have custom run decal sets available.

Malcolm I sent you an email over the weekend concerning a kitbash project I want to do and needed  your help.

I just got some decals done by Jim Wilhite and was very happy with his work. His e-mail address is jwilhite1@att.net.

Joe B. 

+1

Thanks to all.

I think I have found what I need.

As always, seek and ye shall find - on the OGR Forum

Richard

A little late, but I'll second the tip about contacting Jerry Glow.  If he doesn't have what you need he can usually make it, especially if you can provide him with artwork or maybe even a photo.  He's made a few sets of decals for me for Seaboard Air Line, here's 2 of them:

Bob,

Jerry Glow is the person taking care of me. I sent him an example and he came up with what i needed.

Thanks,

RG

Richard that's great, hope you like  his product!