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For cab or hood numbers, I'd prefer dry transfer because you want something that will match the pad-printed look without having to over-coat wet-slide decals to hide the film. Take for example, the HO Scale Kato C44-9 or Athearn SD70. For cab numbering, dry transfer are superior finish. In the old days of dry transfer, you would end up get a series of numbers, 0,1,2,3,4...9 and you would have to paste each one. Modern decal designers draw the cab numbers in whole and with the correct spacing. Smart designers provide ruling on the printing so in the case of the SD70, you align the rule line with the cab hortizontal and eye ball the center - then you have the correct position vertical each time and it's straight. I have some Kato C44-9 CNW units that I used Microscale decals some. Microscale decals are very nice because of the limited flim, but what about digits like 6 and 9 - you have the flim in the oval parts and without doing the overcoat they are noticable. However, for the number boards, I generally perfer the wet-slide because of difficulty in placement, smaller area. Each have their points. Tony PS. if anyone some of a good dry transfer printer for custom decals please let me know.
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