mike aaron Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Hi to any one who can help, I'm respraying an 8F loco and tender body into WD grey. I will be spraying the loco body grey and black and the tender all grey and the white letters plus numbers will be WD, 302 plus the WD emblem (an upside down V). Any advise will be useful. Kind regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellocoloco Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Hi MikeRepainting locos is one of the things I find most rewarding in the hobby. As a first step look through the selection offered by Fox Transfers and Railtec. Decals go on best to a gloss surface so I would suggest a coat of glass varnish before the decals then a coat of either matt or satin once the decals have been applied. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 If you are doing a search, you may come up with Modelmaster Jackson Evans. I have used them many times in the past, and they are very good. However their current delivery times almost prohibit buying from them. I have an order confirmed and paid for in May 2022 and I am still awaiting delivery - I did get an email a couple of weeks ago saying the order was being processed - I am still waiting. I do not like being negative about a supplier, and I am aware they have had some problems, but nobody likes waiting for months for the product when your payment was taken immediately the order was placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What About The Bee Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Enthusiasts:You are aware that you can simply print your own?<a href="https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2022/06/hobby-tutorial-make-your-own-custom-decal-sheets.html"> Make your own decals </a>[so even a direct insertion of hyperlink code doesn't work. The person who made this code should be frog marched back to his computer]Make your ownDecalsBee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I did the same thing around twenty years ago and found it difficult from to find suitable transfer. In the end I use soe Private owner wagon numbers for the loco number (300) and some rub down white transfers for the W and D from a company called decadry (I think) however, I do not know if they are still in business. Sadly I did not varnish the loco and these have come off so am searching myselfIf you are printing your own transfers i would suggest getting white transfer paper and trying to match the grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpjallan Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 HMRS (Historical Model Railway Society) are worth a try too. I have used quite a bit of their stuff in the past.https://hmrs.org.uk/transfers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dBerriff Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Thank you - useful links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo009 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I think Railtec only do diesel and electric decals. Excellent product and service though. Fox is my go to for steam. Same applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VESPA Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Modelmaster transfers are excellent. I have used most makes. I use also, Cambridge Custom Transfers as he has some hard to get transfers. https://www.cctrans.org.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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