mbinsewiI see very little graffiti on tank cars, but box cars, and hoppers, that spend lots of time in remote sidings, yards and spurs get "hit" the most.
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We have very few boxcars or hopper cars in trains way down here. We do have lots of tank cars. I guess that is why it seems more common on them to me. Our local trains are almost entirely flats, gondolas, and tanks.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Also, keep in mind that most graffiti is within 8 feet of ground level, unless the tagger had some sort of elevated platform from which to work.
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
Wow Peter (HO-velo) Now those taggers carried ladders with them!
Mike.
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In the 60's, Lionel had a stock car with a giraffe, as it approached the tell-tales, it would duck down into the car. It came only in O Guage, and had awful looking actuators sticking out of the bottom of the car........Graffiti! Thats different, nevermind.
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7j43k Microscale makes decals in HO and N. Both sizes could be useful. And when you combine them with some of your homemade ones, you're pretty much set. I sorta recall an article, but...... Ed
Microscale makes decals in HO and N. Both sizes could be useful. And when you combine them with some of your homemade ones, you're pretty much set.
I sorta recall an article, but......
Ed
Microscale and Blair Line make graffiti decals. My problem with them is that they are pixelated/their screen-print dots show. This is really bad in N scale when seen up close. The pixelated decals might be better for a wall or bridge in the distance where it won't be viewed up close, but for a railcar it might be problematic.
I recently found a set of graffiti decals in my LHS from a company called T2 Decals that make nice-quality decals (in N and HO scales) without the pixelization. I just might use these on my auto racks/reefers.
steemtrayn Also, keep in mind that most graffiti is within 8 feet of ground level, unless the tagger had some sort of elevated platform from which to work.
Also, the bottom of a piece is aligned with the bottom edge of the car, which gives a horizontal alignment reference. Too many times I see people put graffiti decals way high up on the car and it's just not realistic.