I recently became the proud owner of a pile of MDC 36' old-timer reefers and a few 36' boxcars of indeterminate origin (which give me a reason to look into getting a 4-4-0 :angel: ). Some of them aren't bad, but some of them are ratty and many (particularly the reefers) are duplicates. Where can one get decals for old-timer cars, like billboard reefers or turn-of-the-century freight cars?
Hi Ray I've similar aspirations for late 30's stuff and although I havent bougth ay yet <http://www.greatdecals.com/Griffin.htm> seems to be well respected and prolific supplier... Not exactly clear on how you purchase, by sheets or 'numbers ' per sheet... but sure nice to see samples... regds,dave
Dry Transfers Buy a catalog from Russ Clover at cloverhouse, they have dry transfers for those old timers They take a few more steps to apply but work great. http://www.cloverhouse.com/ Russ Clover Clover House PO Box 62 Sebastopol, CA 95472
The Art Griffin decals are great and so are the Clover House dry transfers. Art Griffin can make any decal set in N scale, but not all of the Clover House transfers are available in N. Mr. Clover had told me that he is trying to sell the business so I don't know which sets are in stock and which are not.
You might also look into the Athearn 2-8-0, the MDC 2-8-0 or MDC 2-6-0. They are more reliable than the MP eight-wheeler. The Athearn is a copy of the MDC. Athearn has been sticking to six roads, only: ATSF, V&T, D&RG, B&O, PRR and Southern. MDC issued them in more roads. TrainWorld has the moguls for fifty bananas and undecorated consolidateds for sixty. If you want a lettered MDC 2-8-0, you will have to look at show or try TASTWDNMOTAF. MDC sold and Athearn sells wood cabooses for these cars and locomotives.
I finally got over to see The Freight Yard's new shop and got the list of premier plus decals. They have 18 different decals for 36' reefers and 5 for 36' boxcars.
Where are they at, or is there a website? I've found a lot of good stuff at Art Griffin's site, far more than I had expected to find, actually. This looks like it will be a fun project.
The Freight Yard opened recently in Phoenix, AZ. Their website doesn't appear to be up yet but there is a e-mail address that you might be able to get the decal list. premier-plus@qwest.net I don't know if it is a working e-mail or not. Jason
If you go to the MicroScale website and the N decal catolgue section check the info. given to the side of the decal listing and it usually gives a time period that that decal will cover and sometimes whether it is the ice reefers or wood boxcars.
