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I have had great success with repainting whatever is available, and lettering with dry transfers. Just completed two new outside braced box cars. I bought MOW oxide cars, and stripped the lettering. I repainted using Floquil spray can - the coverage was good (over a like colour...). The can is about 1/2 empty, leading me to believe I can do about four cars per $6 can. I have relettered with dry transfers. Each $3 package contains enough for two cars, depending on what you want to to. I also upgraded with the bulk pack of #5 Kadees, and will add metal wheels to run on the modular club layout (P2K rib-backed wheels, $10 for twelve sets - enough for three cars). If you want to renumber only, you can buy alpha-numerics sets in the correct font, and simply renumber identical cars. Just be very careful when stripping the old number away. Simplest conversions are things like a 3 to and 8, or 5 to 6, etc. You can also just paint over the entire number and apply a new one, making it look like the railroad has renumbered. Your era is right for multiple buy-outs and restructurings, so partially painted cars (change of number and/or road name) should look ok. Hope that helps. Andrew
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