Hi i was wondering if anyoine out here can make decals for ho scale railroad locos? The road im after is the NYO&W rr.

From time to time I draw decals on base of original photos and let print them by a professional decal maker.
Problem is that there will be some costs for print done by decal maker and I need good pictures and a few measuremet of locos.
Look the lettering for my gondola project ...



... and click on picture for a larger view. I think that I could do it, however it's not cheap to draw and print a single decal sheet.

Rail Graphics, can print decals Black, White, and color.
2X Black on White, sharp contrast, Art work, and specify lettering colors.
Multiple colors would be done on multiple sheets ( single color sheets )

Otherwise,
Your own color artwork, an inkjet printer, and inkjet decal paper from your local HS. ( the BB&G tour cars were lettered this way )( cannot do white letters, you would need an ALPS printer with white ribbons....very hard to find now ).

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railroader9731 Wrote:Here ia what ineed them for an ho scale emd f3 emd ft a&b and emd nw2. Here are what the f3 and ft a&b would look like <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1947-NYO-W-RY-POCKET-CALENDAR-GM-EMD-/120938568190?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c288019fe">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1947-NYO-W-RY-P ... 1c288019fe</a><!-- m --> and the nw2 <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1252467">http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1252467</a><!-- m -->

Looks like you only need the logo.
There are number sets for the numbers - - - - except for the NW2, and here, You shoot the number color on the loco, use dry transfer numbers to mask, and shoot the darker color over. Use masking tape to remove the dry transfers after the paint has dried. The NYO&W herald on the front grill will have to be "cut out", painted, and attached.

The following is how I got around some of these problems:
It may be a bit hard to see in this photo, but the Cindys Harbor Logos, and numbers, were done in Green, and in Yellow, by Rail Graphics, to my artwork.
To get the green on yellow, and the yellow on green, I had to cut one of the green, and one of the yellow logos, and piece them together, for each side of the FTA,( FTB, and F7A ).
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In the shot of the BL20-2's, I was able to use the complete Green logo decal, because the entire background was Yellow.
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This shot of the LIRR C-420, demonstrates the use of Dry Transfers as "masks". The " 217 " is Dry Transfer, over the red, and the dark gray was sprayed on over them. The LONG ISLAND lettering had to be hand drawn, scanned, and printed on decal paper. I couldn't find the correct font, at the time.
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What i need is the yellow stripes that run down the side and on the noses the yellow piece and the orange bib. Micro scale made nyo&w decals and did not include the mentiond items, every thing else is there other wise. As for the paint thing i have tried it as you mentiond and it always finds ways to seep past the masking tape plain and painters tapes

railroader9731 Wrote:What i need is the yellow stripes that run down the side and on the noses the yellow piece and the orange bib. Micro scale made nyo&w decals and did not include the mentiond items, every thing else is there other wise. As for the paint thing i have tried it as you mentiond and it always finds ways to seep past the masking tape plain and painters tapes

Masking and painting is One LOOONG Learning curve, and is a delicate balance between tape application, paint type, and paint application. The red stripe on the C420, was masked, and the dark gray was airbrushed over the mask.
Thin stripes are a bit more difficult, but do-able.
The greatest success I've had with "thin" stripes, is to cut the stripe from masking tape, and position it on the "car body".
Then, strips of masking tape can be laid on, butting against the first ( stripe ) tape strip. Remove the first ( stripe ) strip, burnish the edges of the "masks", and airbrush the stripe / stripes, color / colors.
This is an especially handy skill to learn, as decal stripes don't always come in the right colors, or widths, for every possible application, and, curved, or flowing stripes can be done much more accurately.
A sheet of Evergreen Styrene, is a very useful learning aid for stripe painting, or any masking/painting technique. Relatively inexpensive ( compared to a loco body ).
Yes, I have made plenty of my own mistakes - - - hence, the signature

** P.S. If you want to learn "Masking Madness" - - - - try a digital camouflage paint scheme like :
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railroader9731 Wrote:Hi i was wondering if anyoine out here can make decals for ho scale railroad locos? The road im after is the NYO&W rr.

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Yea i have 6 sets of them decals and what i need are the nose decals but i think i have a way around that as i have traced the origanl parts from the locomotives and made a template. Now all i need to do is order yellow and orange decal sheets.