decals

[Sumpter250]

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 :