Guthroth | 05 Apr 2016 7:14 a.m. PST |
My Google-fu must be weak at the moment and the moment and I need some help. I am trying to find some waterslide transfers (decals) to go on a re-painted ‘Toy' train for 28mm VSF/IHMN/Pulp games. It needs to be an English railway company, and I would really like a Victorian one, but something from the 1920s would be OK. Despite the range of things you can get for model railways, there seems to be nothing like this out there. Anyone have any suggestions ? TIA |
boggler | 05 Apr 2016 8:32 a.m. PST |
Try here: link or link O gauge (7mm) would probably be the best fit depending on how big your tender / loco is? For Victorian era go for pre-grouping i.e. before the 1920's. If you don't want to spend as much you can find some stuff on ebay that might do or use Letraset. |
NCC1717 | 05 Apr 2016 12:12 p.m. PST |
If you choose Great Western, you can cover pre and post grouping: link |
boggler | 05 Apr 2016 1:42 p.m. PST |
Although you would need to choose the right logo and lettering, if you were being picky. I'd go with the LMS as it remained pretty much the same pre and post and you can paint it black. |
Timmo uk | 05 Apr 2016 1:57 p.m. PST |
The LMS didn't exist pre the 1923. It was formed as a result of the Grouping Act from the LNWR and the Midland plus other smaller concerns and of course various Scottish lines. Guthroth – I'd suggest picking a colour that you think would work well on the train you have then find a company to suit or make a fictional one. Alternatively is there are part of the country you favour to base you games around? |
boggler | 05 Apr 2016 2:42 p.m. PST |
Good point..what I really meant is that the lettering hardly changed over time unlike the SR and GWR. |
Guthroth | 05 Apr 2016 3:11 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the links boggler. I think I'll invent a pre -1920s company and use some generic lettering. |
Wyatt the Odd | 05 Apr 2016 5:54 p.m. PST |
You mean the old LF&I RR?* *"Largely Fictional & Imaginary" My almost-local model railroad shop has a bunch of older railroad lettering decals in a variety of fonts and colors. Wyatt |
Timmo uk | 06 Apr 2016 8:51 a.m. PST |
boggler – sorry I misinterpreted your good point well made. I think it was only during or after WW2 that they went over to their sans serif that I always thought looked a bit rushed as a design. The LNER were a tough act to follow after they adopted Eric Gill's classic Gill Sans. |
Bobgnar | 07 Apr 2016 8:12 a.m. PST |
Get some Decal paper, find any example of what you want online, and print it. Then just put on your own decals. Be sure to use some sort of a spray fixative so that the images do not Smear if you get them wet. |
SquireBev | 13 Apr 2016 6:18 a.m. PST |
Unless you need white ink… |