Paul3...Thanks for the tips on applying them as waterslides. If nothing gets made, I'll have to give 'em a try. BTW, these are Clover House dry transfers I'm talking about. Have you used them? How's the quality?...
I've not used that brand, Paul. The majority at first were from Letraset, both their "Mini" sheets and the full-size 10"x15" alphabet and numeral sets.When C-D-S came out with their alphabet sets and sets for modelling real railroad cars and locomotives, I switched to those, and actually had them do three different 50 sheet custom sets for me. I've also used some of the Woodland Scenics dry transfer alphabet sets.
As long as you don't move the transfer sheet from its position (it can be lightly taped along one edge to keep it from moving), you can re-lower the sheet onto the item you're lettering, and re-rub those areas which didn't transfer on the first try. I use the curved tip of a small pair of tweezers, rather than the pencil recommended by many who offer dry transfers, to do the initial rubbing (it doesn't obliterate the view through the sheet, as does a pencil, and is just as accurate and easy to manipulate). A plastic stylus with a not-too-pointy tip would work, too.Also, when you're lifting the lettering sheet to view your progress, don't lift it straight up, as that puts a lot of stress on the already-placed lettering...instead, gently peel it back over itself. That's similar to removing masking tape by pulling it up, which often removes part of what to which it was stuck, whereas peeling it back, almost parallel to itself, usually gives better results.
Wayne
OldEnginemanNice lineup. I spent many working days running that #911.
Thank You!
For some reason the 911 always seemed to follow me around when I was near the NEC.
IMG_0510 by Edmund, on Flickr
IMG_0508 by Edmund, on Flickr
I'm sure you know her fate. She got toasted, IIRC outside of IN Wilmington.
I feel old! GG1s, Metroliners, Turbotrain, EP5s, E44s, E7s all retired and some in museums. I remember riding on all of 'em!
Cheers, Ed
gmpullman wrote (with pic):
"Amtrak Lineup by Edmund, on Flickr"
Nice lineup. I spent many working days running that #911.
I'd like to see the Milwaukee Road electrics in HO. I believe MTH made a Little Joe a while back, but try and find one at a reasonable price!
Wayne,I could never get dry transfers straight or consistent. I always seemed to miss a spot, tearing a chunk out when I pulled the paper off, etc.
Thanks for the tips on applying them as waterslides. If nothing gets made, I'll have to give 'em a try. BTW, these are Clover House dry transfers I'm talking about. Have you used them? How's the quality?
riogrande5761,Right? How can anyone miss the Athearn BB kits when they won't go away?
I would love to see some early box cab style diesels that run nice, like the old MDC/Roundhouse but with modern drive and details. With Overland out of the brass business, the market for the oddball rebuilds that class ones are doing like NS and so forth is wide open now. One engine on my list for along time was also ticked off my want list. A C&O G9 to transform into the ex BC&G #13 that ran on the Logansport & Eel River RR when I was a kid. Not perfect but after the major front end details have been changed, its about as close as I can get or afford. Mine is also an Overland Brass model by Rok Am from the late 1970's. While not an engine, I would like to see affordable Rock Island 4 axle commuter coaches from the steam/early diesel era made in plastic or brass. Mike the Aspie
Silly NT's, I have Asperger's Syndrome
MjorstadWhile there are plenty of great models out there, there’s still so many reknowned prototypes that have either never been modeled at all or have not been mass-produced. You can sometimes find brass versions but those can get incredibly expensive.
modern day modelers probably don't have much of a wish list because diesles weren't customized for particular RRs.
and i assume most posting on this thread aren't modeling UP or looking for a Big Boy.
i actually found everything (in brass) on my wish list, which are older Philly & Reading camelbacks and the I10 2-8-0 which was built in plastic by Bachman but quickly discontinued because of wobbly wheels.
the irony is that Reading models aren't in high demand and thanks to ebay, models made in the 1960s can be found.
greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading
Southgate Blue box kits to come back. Dan
Blue box kits to come back. Dan
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Along the line of older electrics, I would like to see electric boxcabs such as NYC P-2 or T-3 in HO scale. Steeplecabs are another loco I'd like to see made. These models only seem to be available in brass, but a more affordable version of these models would be nice.
Paul3...I have several cars that need pre-war NH decals, specifically heavyweight waterslide decals. All the streamlined decals are out there, but the pre-war heavyweight decals are only available in dry transfers. And sure, I could try to use them, but I remember doing dry transfers in my youth and I was no good at it then. I doubt I'm any better now....
Paul, I've always preferred dry transfers over decals, but there are some situations where they're not very easy to apply...places like the ends of boxcars or the spaces between ribs on a gondola or the stake pockets on a flatcar.For those instances, simply apply the dry transfers to blank decal paper, then burnish as per the instructions, cut them out, and apply them as you would any regular decal.
The first few I did, I was worried that the soaking in water might lift the dry transfers from the decal film, so I over-sprayed the sheet with Glosscote (before cutting out the individual decals, as doing so afterwards would seal the cut edges, and perhaps not allow the water to separate the decal from the backing paper).This made the decal difficult to set, as the setting solution, usually Solvaset, couldn't penetrate the Glosscote.I tried a test run, with no Glosscote over the burnished dry transfer decals, and they worked as well as any regular decal, so the clear overspray can be eliminated from that step, and saved for after the car has been lettered and the decals set.
Incidentally, Solvaset works equally well on dry transfers, already applied on a model, as it does on decals, making the transfer settle down over rivets and panel lines, just like it does with decals.
Well, surprise, surprise, but I want more NH items (I know, big shocker, right?).
Rapido has made the NH "Osgood Bradley" Coach, the stainless steel 8600 Coach and the stainless 300/400 Parlor/Parlor-Lounge. What we need next are NH stainless diners, grills, and "County" cars (combines) to complete the NH's post-war passenger car fleet.
I would like NH-style troop sleeper baggage and mail storage conversions. The NH had 150 total of these former sleepers, and they formed the backbone of the NH's post-war baggage/mail fleet.
I have several cars that need pre-war NH decals, specifically heavyweight waterslide decals. All the streamlined decals are out there, but the pre-war heavyweight decals are only available in dry transfers. And sure, I could try to use them, but I remember doing dry transfers in my youth and I was no good at it then. I doubt I'm any better now.
I echo the call for a Lima LS-1200 switcher (since the NH had 10 of 'em), and I'd like to see a HH600 model (Atlas makes the HH660, which is the more streamlined version) as NH had 10 of these, too.
I would also like a quality H16-44 (Trainmaster-style). The Bachmann one is junk (I can't get over the window screen for the radiators), and the Bowser one doesn't have any front or rear cab windows...or headlights (and good luck drilling those out!). FYI, the Atlas one is the "Lowey" style.
The new Walthers G-85 TOFC will fill in a gap in my NH trailer obsession for the 1960's, but they aren't doing NH. Sigh. Oh, and trailers to match would be nice.
I'll second the Lackawanna caboose, both wood and steel, and also Erie cabooses, in both HO and N.
Also, a PRR H9s would be nice to have, again in both HO and N, as would N scale BLI I1sa's.
I've already mentioned an N scale Genset in another thread, but I'll repeat myself here.
Last, time enough to get everything done that needs to be done, as Wayne said.
Although there are several items that I'd like to see, the one that immediately comes to mind is a plastic version of the class N3A caboose that the Erie-Erie Lackawanna had, and maybe the DL&W style cabooses. Years ago OMI produced a brass version of the N3A, but it was about $180 a pop. I presently have a "scratch-bashed" version of the N3A, built from plastic body parts that I found at a train show from a guy from Indiana a long time ago. The underframe is modified, from a Tyco train set caboose, and, of course all the other detail and running gear updates added. It was a fun project. I still have two more sets of those body parts (and the respective underframes) that I plan to build one day, unless, of course, that plastic version is manufactured before then.
gmpullman snjroy CN turbotrain, HO scale. Let Jason Shron at Rapido know you'd be interested. There are some hints over there of re-running the Turbo. https://rapidotrains.com/ho-turbotrain/ I have an early Amtrak version with the "improved" gearing. Rapido Turbo by Edmund, on Flickr Amtrak Lineup by Edmund, on Flickr Count me in on some Pennsy E44s, too. Cheers, Ed
snjroy CN turbotrain, HO scale.
Let Jason Shron at Rapido know you'd be interested. There are some hints over there of re-running the Turbo.
https://rapidotrains.com/ho-turbotrain/
I have an early Amtrak version with the "improved" gearing.
Rapido Turbo by Edmund, on Flickr
Amtrak Lineup by Edmund, on Flickr
Count me in on some Pennsy E44s, too.
Ed, Great scene you created with the Amtrak lineup. Thanks for sharing!
Neal
Lima 750, 1000, 1200 HP Switchers, Lima LS-25 Transfer Unnit, Baldwin PRR RT-624 Transfer Unit.
FGE 40' RBL with 12' Offset Doors.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
snjroyCN turbotrain, HO scale.
CN turbotrain, HO scale. CN 4-8-4, HO scale.... all of them!
Simon
riogrande5761 gmpullman riogrande5761 What is a Viewliner bag? I'm 99% sure he is referring to these: Oh, baggage! Funny, in many years, I think the is the first time I saw baggage called bag. Every now and then my wife will throw a new, unfamiliar term at me too.
gmpullman riogrande5761 What is a Viewliner bag? I'm 99% sure he is referring to these:
Oh, baggage! Funny, in many years, I think the is the first time I saw baggage called bag.
Every now and then my wife will throw a new, unfamiliar term at me too.
I've only really heard it in reference to contemporary Amtrak, so it isn't exactly common.
Hello all,
Being on a 4'x8' pike I'd like to see some of the more obscure diesel switchers in HO.
Ford’s, 75-tonners, Slugs, a better selection of B-units into the 1990’s.
Hope this helps.
"Uhh...I didn’t know it was 'impossible' I just made it work...sorry"
The only thing on my wish list would be more time to build whatever would otherwise be on such a list. I'm not waiting for anyone to do something that I can do myself. Perhaps my list is much simpler than most.
peahrensA 4-4-2 Atlantic
Mike
riogrande5761 What is a Viewliner bag?
What is a Viewliner bag?
Here's a link to the Viewliner Baggage car. It's Amtrak's latest design in baggage cars.
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/amtrak-viewliner-ii-baggage-car-field-testing/
A 4-4-2 Atlantic, undecorated or UP.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
I would like to see in HO scale an E44 Electric Locomotive. Bachmann did an E33 and I think Alco did an E44 in brass many moons ago. Maybe some runs on switchers like SW1000.
EMDSD40 Another suggestion for the folks at Scale Trains......a Rivet Counter version of the EMD SD70acu. Norfolk Southern acquired 100 UP SD90/43 locomotives and the conversion/rebuild is being handled at the Altoona PA. locomotive facility.
Another suggestion for the folks at Scale Trains......a Rivet Counter version of the EMD SD70acu. Norfolk Southern acquired 100 UP SD90/43 locomotives and the conversion/rebuild is being handled at the Altoona PA. locomotive facility.
I agree with EMDSD40 with the SD70ACu. I would so like to see more HO AC44C6Ms from Athearn. Even better, what about AC44C6CF 8520? Lest we forget the PRR N2. Also I have the Athearn NS SD60E on my wishlist
tstage Well, I finally knabbed one of my "wish list" locomotives off eBay recently: A NYC H-10a 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado:
Well, I finally knabbed one of my "wish list" locomotives off eBay recently: A NYC H-10a 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado:
A gorgeous loco, Tom.
I've only gotten, so far, 1 loco off my "wish list" (which is different than the "must have list"). That would be a brass 4-12-2. Also gorgeous. To some of us.
But back to the true concept of the topic:
U33C's (good ones)
U25B's (good ones)
SDP40!!! I'm in for half a dozen, maybe more: GN simplified, GN BSB, GN BSB/BN, BN passenger, BN freight, BN bicentennial---it just keeps going!
a reissue of the P2K FA-1's in the various SP&S schemes
modular International cabeese for various roads--as in: accurate
Ed
The rolling stock in support of my operating scheme is pretty much complete, though I'm still running bare Amfleet cars. Amtrak Phase 4a decals aren't available. (Microscale told me that Walthers has the license and won't allow them to make decals, so they can sell whole cars instead.)
What I'd like to see are more affordable structures, maybe at lower quality level than craftsman or super-detailed plastic. I'm at that stage where the earth is in place and painted brown, I have a blender so ground foam comes next, then I'll be needing structures.
Genesee Terminal, freelanced HO in Upstate NY ...hosting Loon Bay Transit Authority and CSX Intermodal. Interchange with CSX (CR)(NYC).
CP/D&H, N scale, somewhere on the Canadian Shield
My humble HO wish list.
1. Alco C-415 Affordable.
2. Affordable Athearn/Roundhouse Railgon GONX Gondolas.
3. HO first Gear International Havester TD-25 Sideboom pipelayer or similar.
4. Walthers Greenville Woodchip Hoppers
5. Walthers run of their Blast Furnace again.
Patrick
Fear an Ignorant Man more than a Lion- Turkish proverb
Modeling an ficticious HO scale intergrated Scrap Yard & Steel Mill Melt Shop.
Southland Industrial Railway or S.I.R for short. Enterchanging with Norfolk Southern.