CB&Q Modeling Help

[FRRYKid]

I purchased a 60' Burlington 1999 special car (Con-Cor) recently and found a small problem. For the area that I run, I need to change the road number. A mention was made that a special set was made (1998 Car Project Decals). However, I doubt one is available. Given that, are there any "Q" modeler that can help me get a set with a close or even exact match to the road numbers (short of making them myself) that would allow me to renumber the car? I need numbers to make the series 70-84 or 88 and 89. Any help would be much appreciated.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Perhaps you can find decals from Micro-Scale that would work. However, you might be the only person knowing the number is not correct, and you may simply ignore the incorrect number.

[FRRYKid]

Checking the Microscale site was the first thing I tried and, unless I wasn't using the right key word, I couldn't find anything.

[wjstix]

If you know the font (gothic, railroad roman, etc.) it would just be a matter of getting a decal set of numbers the right height.

[FRRYKid]

According to what the instructions show it states "Gothic Lettering Style Font." Unfortunately, Gothic lettering style doesn't help much at least to me. (I was a Graphic Designer for 10 years, so the font possibilities are endless.) If I could find the right font, I could make the new decals as I have the software and hardware to make my own decals. (I'm to the point where I dislike having to piecemeal letters. As many railroaders know, it is almost impossible to get piecemeal letters straight.)

[FRRYKid]

I found one more thing that I need to ask. I have found plenty of pictures of these cars. Some of them some the cars having tack boards and some don't. Unfortunately, I haven't found any for the numbers I would like to have represented? Was there any rhyme or reason to what cars had them and what cars didn't?

[FRRYKid]

Given that I can't seem to find a match for the fonts on the cars, I've decided that I will show pictures of the spots in question to see if the forums can help.

The first one is a shot of one of the car ends.


The second one is a shot of the car side.


My apologies on the quality of the photos. I didn't have my tripod in use so the pictures are a little blurry.

Hopefully this helps the font match somewhat.