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Cor Sanders		#1 Posted : 17 July 2024 10:50:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/04/2024(UTC) Posts: 39 Location: North-West Wales, UK		I have bought a small steam loc for my Dutch era I-III collection. However, I would like to change its colour and write text on it like "NS" and "7808" or so, see picture. I have been searching for options but can't find a good solution. Printing transfers in White is very costly so it will need to be written perhaps? If there are any ideas or advice for this than that would be grand :-) Cor

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KNed_		#2 Posted : 17 July 2024 11:30:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/01/2022(UTC) Posts: 7 Location: Netherlands		Hi Cor, I have no experience with this but there is some useful information here: https://encyclopedie.ben...oor.net/index.php/Decals It's in Dutch which is not a problem for you I expect
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Carim		#3 Posted : 17 July 2024 12:33:20(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 681 Location: London		You could use white decal paper and print the background in colour, then just cut out the white part of the decal and apply to your loco. Personally, I don't think pure white looks good on small models and so I print a very light grey on transparent decal paper. Here is a video that discusses printing in white: ?si=Pkv8vVJeesTGjmmo Carim

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Cor Sanders		#4 Posted : 17 July 2024 12:51:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/04/2024(UTC) Posts: 39 Location: North-West Wales, UK		Originally Posted by: Carim You could use white decal paper and print the background in colour, then just cut out the white part of the decal and apply to your loco. Personally, I don't think pure white looks good on small models and so I print a very light grey on transparent decal paper. Here is a video that discusses printing in white: ?si=Pkv8vVJeesTGjmmo Carim Excellent Carim, thank you for this info. I will purchase some of that and have a go. Hopefully I can post some pictures later of me covered in paint and decals... or better still, the engine.

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