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Letraset-Hmmm?

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  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 3:45 PM

Hi Gomeral:

    Yeah, the Model rail guys and gals use them for everything from their buldings to the trains and train cars. Try something like for 50 taconite carrying gondolas and you know What I mean. Lettering, the Same , on both sides! In H.O.(1/87, or N (1/160 )or, G"" or commonly "O"(1/48 ") snd you see what I mean. I have a friend who passed, He had over 150 buildings and I think about 60 passenger cars and over 125 freight cars and he built them all as kits and lettered every one himself , because he couldn't find rolling stock pre-labeled in what he wanted!

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 3:38 PM

Missileman2000;

 Hi! yeah I tried and for the size I needed they were out of stock mostly in the colors I needed. I guess Black and White get used a lot!

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 3:36 PM

Hi G!

 Nope! The two places I deal with, "Spring Creek Model Trains " said they didn't have them and the other unamed store That's closer, won't order them!

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 3:34 PM

Hi Greg!

          Sorry to say, I have come up zilch for the sizes I need. I guess I will just have to become a better Decaler! MICROSCALE Decals seems to be workable! They are forgoving using their instructions and system. Once you hit them with the MICROSET they look painted on AND have good opacity or lack thereof! The MICROSOL lets you piddle with them a wee bit without them curling into a useless glob!

        Going back to the Neck Mounted Magnifier and Ultra Fine Point Tweezers at Eighty years of age was not expected! BUT. I found if I sing to myself especially the "Sink the Bismark" or the "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" calms me enough to do it. Silly isn't it? The biggest problem with them, There's enough space to work with them Horizontally, But there is no break in the clear film base between letters. So you can only handle them from the thin edge at the Top or Bottom.

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Sunday, March 26, 2023 9:24 AM

Letraset, vaguely remembered. I used Paratype back in the 70's, remember them?

I went on a quest for dry-transfer lettering for modeling a few years ago, stumbled across some of the recommendations above, but the selection was so bad I gave up and never looked back.

Hope you have better luck, TB.

  • Member since
    January 2010
Posted by rob44 on Sunday, March 26, 2023 8:06 AM

Try Amazon and also Blick art supply

 

https://www.dickblick.com/products/chartpak-vinyl-letters/

 

 

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Friday, March 24, 2023 1:27 PM

Woodland Scenics

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Friday, March 24, 2023 10:28 AM

Yes!

      My friend I have exhausted my brain cells for now.

  • Member since
    August 2020
  • From: Apex, NC
Posted by gomeral on Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:41 PM

Oh, man...that brings back memories.  I remember using ChartPak lettering for HS projects.  I did a quick search on Amazon for "dry transfer lettering" and they definitely have some, but I didn't necessarily see anything that stands out as model scale.  They did have some items from Woodland Scenics, though, so maybe check their website directly for more selection?  May just be in RR scales, though...

  • Member since
    March 2022
  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 8:18 AM

My HL has them, but in very few fonts and sizes.  Have you searched online?

 

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Letraset-Hmmm?
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 8:00 AM

Here's one for you.

        Remember I live outside San Antonio,Tx. I have searched hi and low for Rub on lettering for my models. Where has it gone to? I've tried Office Depot. Office Max, Micheals, Joannes,And lastly Hobby Lobby and cannot find it in Model scales anymore. What gives? I cannot believe that only decals are around to do the job with.

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