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Hello, If money is not much of an issue, there are custom painters that advertise in the hobby magazines (possibly is the very back where the "classifieds" are). You could contact a few and see what they would charge. Custom decals are likely available from Microscale or others. Airbrush painting isn't really that difficult, a little practice and a book will teach you. However, a good set up (say airbrush $150, compressor $100, spray booth $300) will likely cost you the same as 3 or 4 custom painted locomotives. I paint outside in a garden shed to avoid the booth, but you could also build one with a highpowered bath exaust fan, filter material and thin plywood or masonite. The advantage to buying the airbrush now is that you will have the airbru***o do structures and weathering also - if you plan on customizing or scratchbuilding anything. You may not want to do this at this time though. Whatever you decide will be right for you, so happy modeling.
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