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Bachmann EM 1 Decals

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Bachmann EM 1 Decals
Posted by cudaken on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:12 PM

 I found a site that offers the EM 1 with out decals for $50.00 less then ones with decals? Surly a set of decals don't cost $50.00? From what I have seen, the Herold on the front of the engine is there.

 How hard can they be to but on anyway? Or to find? Only one that I think would be hard to install would be the number board on the front. It has been 20 years scenes I have installed decals, and they still look good on the model cars I built.

  Any ideas where to pick up B&O decals? I am not a river counter so I am not really worried if they are correct for the EM 1.

 Cuda Ken

 

 

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:34 PM

    

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Posted by cudaken on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:00 PM

 Thank You Sheldon! That will work for me!

              Ken

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Posted by CAZEPHYR on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:04 PM

cudaken

 I found a site that offers the EM 1 with out decals for $50.00 less then ones with decals? Surly a set of decals don't cost $50.00? From what I have seen, the Herold on the front of the engine is there.

 How hard can they be to but on anyway? Or to find? Only one that I think would be hard to install would be the number board on the front. It has been 20 years scenes I have installed decals, and they still look good on the model cars I built.

  Any ideas where to pick up B&O decals? I am not a river counter so I am not really worried if they are correct for the EM 1.

 Cuda Ken

 

 

 

Decals are a big savings over the $50 reduced cost!

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Posted by Pennsy nut on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:31 PM

You are gonna need to clearcoat it after the decaling for it to be done right...  By the time you buy the decals, clearcoat, and spend the time to take it apart and do it right, that $50 extra is looking pretty good...

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Posted by da_kraut on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:50 PM

Hi Cudaken,

also do not  forget if you get your loco without any decals you can decal the engine for your favourite railroad.   I visited a layout once where the owner loved the GE turbines.  So he bought himself a pair and got them painted in CN zebra stripes.  These little N scale monsters looked quite good. Smile

 

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Posted by CB&Q Modeler on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:54 PM

What suprise's me is microscale does not seem to have caboose decals for the B&O

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Posted by cudaken on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:40 AM

 Thanks for the answer folks. Far as applying the decals, I all ready have clear coat so it would still save me $40.00 depending of the shipping cost of the decals.

       Ken

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