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Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« on: August 15, 2008, 12:55:13 AM »
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  I got off the phone earlier this afternoon after speaking to PETE at Brooklyn Locomotive Works. My reason for phoning was to see if he had ever recived decals from Walthers for the new sleeping cars (ordered a bunch from him). He was really bummed out by the entire decal business ,can sympathize with  him for feeling this way. He explained that he had to delay shipment of all the cars for two days while each one was checked out to see if there decals included. So far Walthers hasn't shipped any decals to him ,and if they do he says he will send them out. He was even doubting if they existed, but I told him I had seen a sheet reproduced on the internet. He feels much like I do that after realizing that they hadn't created the decals,they would scramble to quickly produce some. So so far no decals for me execpt I have some micro scale sets that will work on some of my cars,but not all the roads I ordered. Walthers should have done what Rapido Trains is doing offered cars with multipul names or numbers already printed on.                                                                                                                  Nate Goodman (Nato).Salt Lake, Utah.

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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2008, 01:30:19 AM »
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Because of this I won't bother ordering any . Thanks for the update .


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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2008, 06:19:04 AM »
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I'm kinda glad I ordered mine directly from Walthers.  They sent me the decals about a week after I received the cars.  I also ordered 2 other cars from another dealer and haven't gotten the decals yet.  However, the ones I received from Walthers had enough that I can do all my cars.  These are beautifully done 10-6's and don't let the fact that the decals aren't there yet.  Well worth buying IMHO.
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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2008, 08:25:54 AM »
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We received our second order of sleepers at the shop, and decals were included this round.  They appear to be the same style as the HO decals... and that means relatively thick decal film... 

I'll probably grab a the appropriate Microscale decal sets to add car names instead. 

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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2008, 09:29:52 AM »
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I saw these in the store yesterday - the PRR "red" looked too brown to me.

Why is it so hard to at least come close on the color (given that some cars "weathered to a darker color")?

http://www.trainweb.org/jssand/Protot/Foreign/SFC-PRR-Imp.JPG
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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2008, 08:40:31 AM »
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I saw these in the store yesterday - the PRR "red" looked too brown to me.

Why is it so hard to at least come close on the color (given that some cars "weathered to a darker color")?

http://www.trainweb.org/jssand/Protot/Foreign/SFC-PRR-Imp.JPG

They are very close in color to the old Atlas 10-6's.  Don't think they are that bad a color.  The older streamlined Kato cars in PRR are too red in my book.

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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2008, 03:37:30 PM »
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I'll probably grab a the appropriate Microscale decal sets to add car names instead. 

Probably a good move, if the MS sets are available.  Remember Walthers "full" decal sets and their catalog???  I think Solvaset was invented 'cause those suckers were so thick.

  Frank

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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2008, 04:53:27 PM »
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I saw these in the store yesterday - the PRR "red" looked too brown to me.

Why is it so hard to at least come close on the color (given that some cars "weathered to a darker color")?

http://www.trainweb.org/jssand/Protot/Foreign/SFC-PRR-Imp.JPG

They are very close in color to the old Atlas 10-6's.  Don't think they are that bad a color.  The older streamlined Kato cars in PRR are too red in my book.


I think the Atlas ones are too brown too.  ;)


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Re: Quick Follow UP Decals for Walthers Sleepers.
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2008, 01:42:27 AM »
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   When Con Cor began usuing Scale Coat colors (big announcement by them) in the late 1970's UP cars went from Canary Yellow to the correct color and the Scale Coat P.R.R. Tuscan used on the cars is still to my old 60+ eyes the best match. Yes Kato appears a bit too red, Walthers, and old Rivarossi too brown. Nate Goodman (Nato).