tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235592861494546755.post2616818370901479844..comments2024-03-25T15:23:21.286-04:00Comments on Central Vermont Railway: Color of Older Steam Locomotive LetteringCVSNEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875631602890773160noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235592861494546755.post-47682214848671438552020-09-18T18:25:37.327-04:002020-09-18T18:25:37.327-04:00Glad to see the artwork is now ready for printing!...Glad to see the artwork is now ready for printing! Can't wait to see the final result. I recall reading a long time ago the Deluxe Gold and Silver appearing in the 1900s and being implemented as a standard by WW1 when it was no longer possible to justify such a costly expense. The old fancy CV paint scheme is quite elegant, I'm surprised to learn it survived well into the 1930s.Matthieu Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235592861494546755.post-54132976209579236272020-07-25T13:36:08.532-04:002020-07-25T13:36:08.532-04:00Hi Bill,
Thanks for your thoughts.
I know printin...Hi Bill,<br />Thanks for your thoughts. <br />I know printing deluxe gold can be a challenge. In asking around about custom decal printing one source keeps coming up - <br />https://www.pdc.ca/rr/custom_decals/<br /><br />I'm going to try them - at first for some freight car lettering I also need and then the steam locomotives. <br /><br />Based on the minimum order, I may have a few extra sets left ... !!<br /> CVSNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875631602890773160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235592861494546755.post-83302683780805663672020-07-25T08:31:55.826-04:002020-07-25T08:31:55.826-04:00Marty, I've hedged with even just plain white ...Marty, I've hedged with even just plain white decals for my freelanced RR, adding some to the mix with different lettering styles that could reflect different time periods and give a sense of history...or just be extra decals that stay in a drawer. <br /><br />If you need lots of them, having twice as many printed might be a bit much, but you might be able to add a few of the less-certain-you'll- use-this-scheme color on the sheet beside the more-likely-scheme and if you like it the same artwork easily could be adapted to the second choice and reprinted if the original artwork was created in separate color layers.<br /><br />If you do go with a "Deluxe Gold" I'd be really interested in who you have print them, how they are printed and how they turn out. I tried to have some printed for a couple milk and passenger cars. The first batch had tiny dithering dots of yellow, red and black that stood out in close up photos. The second attempt was done with three separate solid color overlays (white and two different yellows). The registration was off a smidge and one of the yellow layers had places where it either didn't print for some reason or delaminated later. <br /><br />I then looked for someone stil screen printing decals since they'd be down with a single, solid color. I don't need many, but couldn't find anyone still making decals that way.Bill Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187266377863637035noreply@blogger.com