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Its Autism Awareness month, show off your custom rolling stock to support awareness!

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Its Autism Awareness month, show off your custom rolling stock to support awareness!
Posted by emdmike on Saturday, April 10, 2021 12:11 PM

Most of my modeling is in G scale these days, much easier to see and handle.  I made up this custom LGB coach a few years ago, has Massoth interior LED light circuit and LED rear tail lantern powered by a rechargable 9V battery(I run dead rail).  Custom images were printed on my home printer on photo paper and a glue stick used to apply them to a mostly plain white LGB club coach I got really cheap at the LHS.   Its not water proof and I want to do it over with proper water slide decals that I can seal to make it water proof.  Not sure if our ink jet printer can do decal paper.  The coach is coupled to my new Regner live steam tram that I built from a screwdriver/nut runner kit(highly recommended, its a super nice model for the $$).  The tram is twin cylinder and geared so its slow and powerful.   Enjoy!   Mike the Aspie

Silly NT's, I have Asperger's Syndrome

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Posted by snjroy on Saturday, April 10, 2021 7:38 PM

Nice "decalling" Smile.  I don't have any G scale stuff, but I'm tempted...

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Posted by York1 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 8:42 PM

emdmike
Its not water proof and I want to do it over with proper water slide decals that I can seal to make it water proof.  Not sure if our ink jet printer can do decal paper. 

 

I've used some decal paper from Micro-Mark that works with ink jet printers.  I've had good luck by following their directions.  I used Testor's Dullcote to seal the decal on the model.

I've never had it out in weather, so I don't know how well it would hold up.

Good luck!  Let us know how it comes out.

York1 John       

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