06-26-2016, 09:02 AM
I'm actually in the process of building a Walthers tugboat and everything went fine until I started to work with the decals. Excuse me the harsh words, but they are useless junk of the worst kind. They are thick, hard to work with, the white is not opaque and the model color show through.I looked for suitable replacement decals from major decal makers, but found nothing encouraging. The freight boxcar ERIE logos are somewhat similar, but too small. The Erie's losange sides should be about 15mm long. I suspect the boxcar decals are smaller...
Any idea for a replacement? I'm at lost and quite disappointed to hit such a trivial problem in the last sprint. I never had admiration for anything Walthers make and this is no exception. I always feel they mess up at the last moment. In this case, the decals, in other structures it's their fat stanchions and guardrails. It's the kind of small details that makes a big difference but just seems to not care at all giving the last small push.
Matt
Any idea for a replacement? I'm at lost and quite disappointed to hit such a trivial problem in the last sprint. I never had admiration for anything Walthers make and this is no exception. I always feel they mess up at the last moment. In this case, the decals, in other structures it's their fat stanchions and guardrails. It's the kind of small details that makes a big difference but just seems to not care at all giving the last small push.
Matt
Proudly modelling Quebec Railway Light & Power Company since 1997.
Hedley-Junction Club Layout: http://www.hedley-junction.blogspot.com/
Erie 149th Street Harlem Station http://www.harlem-station.blogspot.com/
Hedley-Junction Club Layout: http://www.hedley-junction.blogspot.com/
Erie 149th Street Harlem Station http://www.harlem-station.blogspot.com/