08-06-2011, 12:56 PM
The loco looks great, Kurt. 
That's my preferred method of applying stripes and lettering, too, although I'm not averse to using decals or dry transfers if they're available. If you can find dry transfers in the size and font required, they can be used as "masks" for creating painted-on lettering - the colour of the transfer is unimportant. Be sure to not burnish the dry transfers when used for this purpose. Simply paint the model in the colour you wish the lettering to be, mask (tape and dry transfers), paint, then remove the masking. The dry transfer masks can be lifted off using masking tape.
Wayne
That's my preferred method of applying stripes and lettering, too, although I'm not averse to using decals or dry transfers if they're available. If you can find dry transfers in the size and font required, they can be used as "masks" for creating painted-on lettering - the colour of the transfer is unimportant. Be sure to not burnish the dry transfers when used for this purpose. Simply paint the model in the colour you wish the lettering to be, mask (tape and dry transfers), paint, then remove the masking. The dry transfer masks can be lifted off using masking tape.Wayne