PRR H30 Hopper decals

[Chris333]

I have had my Traincat H30 about half way completed for a while now, but I have no way to decal it.

Did anyone ever make decals for these and can I buy a set?

Also what about the G22 gondola decals?

[bbussey]

I have had my Traincat H30 about half way completed for a while now, but I have no way to decal it.

Did anyone ever make decals for these and can I buy a set?

Also what about the G22 gondola decals?

What color?  Black for the gray scheme, or white for the freight car red scheme?

CDS makes the black in dry-transfer form.  I believe they still are available in N.

[TrainCat2]

I am through with Funaro!!

I have been calling repeatedly to get the status of the decals he offered, and then was hired, to do. I just got off the phone and heard the same run-around. The bad part is that I will have to start from scratch with the artwork.

Recommendations for a reliable decal vendor (not MicroScale) ?

[Chris333]

I like the gray/black, but I think the red/white may be more correct for my era.

These are CDS decals:

They don't look so good to me. The keystone logo looks melted.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Bob try these guys. They are very good. We used to have decals made for the Railwire by them.

http://highballgraphics.com/homepage.htm

[FrankCampagna]

Highball has a note on the website saying they no longer do customs. They suggest Rail Graphics.

http://www.railgraphicsdecals.com/

Frank

[Chris333]

I saw someone here at The Railwire finished one of these cars. I forget who. Wonder what decals they used.

[TrainCat2]

I like the gray/black, but I think the red/white may be more correct for my era.

These are CDS decals:

They don't look so good to me. The keystone logo looks melted.

Chris,

Where did you get a X-23a ??

[bbussey]

That is the Mark4Design rapid-prototype model.

[Chris333]

I wonder who did the latest decals for GHQ?

[christoph]

I am in the waiting loop as well for decals.  Actually the decals (or the lack of them) keeps me from ordering more of Bob's kits.

So if there are some available, I am in for a couple of sets. 
My procurement planing would be some H30's, some G22's and maybe two stockcars.  Plus about 3 NYC bay window cabooses.
This is just to give folks a hint about the market.

[bbussey]

I wonder who did the latest decals for GHQ?

They used an Alps printer.  It was an option because they are going over light gray paint.

... Recommendations for a reliable decal vendor (not MicroScale) ?

What's wrong with MicroScale?  If you can supply them with finished digital artwork, the price is reasonable and the turnaround is a month or less.

[TrainCat2]

... Recommendations for a reliable decal vendor (not MicroScale) ?

What's wrong with MicroScale?  If you can supply them with finished digital artwork, the price is reasonable and the turnaround is a month or less.

From their site "The minimum requirement is 125 decals on custom print orders". I checked RailGraphics and the min is 25. Each sheet will do many cars so now price will be the next selection criteria.

[inkaneer]

I am through with Funaro!!

I have been calling repeatedly to get the status of the decals he offered, and then was hired, to do. I just got off the phone and heard the same run-around. The bad part is that I will have to start from scratch with the artwork.

Recommendations for a reliable decal vendor (not MicroScale) ?

I used SoliDesign to do decals for Pittsburg & Shawmutt 2 bay hoppers and I liked the results.  Nice thing about these guys is they did a sheet of 52 decals [depending on scale] with different car numbers. As with any decal maker the money [cost] is in the artwork and set up.  Here is their website:

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

[Chris333]

Yes I would need the white H30 decals:
http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/lib/prrh30h32.pdf
http://prr.railfan.net/freight/freightphotos.html?photo=PRR_254252_H30_E10005_052435.jpg&fr=clH30
CDS wouldn't work anyhow:
http://www.tmrdistributing.com/images/cds-706.jpg