[RITSlist] G Decals

[Jerry Glow]

I'm sorry if I misled anyone. I am quite familiar with vinyl cutters and 
their output having used them in the past. The film is indeed quite thin and 
I have some on a nameplate on the lampost in my front lawn here in Florida 
for almost 6 years with no problems. They were applied to a custom sign I 
had CNCed on 1/2in PCV. For a model, I would still order the mask and paint 
it on, but that's a personal choice. I had various ones made to do SP 
"bloody noses" when I was a custom painter and painted signs on brick 
buildings for the layout using vinyl masks.

Jerry Glow
see name plate:  http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/files/name_plate.jpg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Stoffer" <rocketman4 at gmail.com>
To: "Jerry Glow" <jerryglow at comcast.net>
Cc: "RITS List" <ritslist at simpson.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [RITSlist] G Decals


> Yes they are vinyl letter sets, however they are not like the peel and
> stick alphabet sets you buy in the store, these are thinner. These
> vinyl letters were featured recently in the October 2006 issue of
> Garden Railways magazine. The author of the article, Kevin Strong, is
> a neighbor of mine and is rather particular regarding the look of his
> rolling stock and he seemed to like these vinyl decals. To answer your
> question regarding durability, Mr. Strong points out in his article
> that they are very durable and easy to apply. He further states, many
> modern railroads use vinyl lettering for their equipment. (maybe it's
> more prototypical than we thought!) Vinyl stands up to weather and
> won't fade, and is comparatively inexpensive, according to Mr. Strong.
>
> I have not tried vinyl or any decals yet as I am relatively new to the
> hobby and am concentrating on building my layout and will get to my
> rolling stock later. Another thing you might want to do is check out
> the G-Scale Graphics website on the link I provided and look at the
> photo gallery as well as the entire site.
>
> Here it is again:    http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/DelTapparo/index.htm
>
> Once you see the website, I think you'll agree that these are not like
> the vinyl lettering you could buy in a stationery store. I have
> written Rail Graphics to see if they could/would make G-Scale, but am
> still awaiting an answer.
>
> There seems to be a misconception that garden railroaders do not care
> about being "prototypical", therefore there are no decal makers and
> other customization type manufacturers to support the garden
> railroader. Hey! Maybe I have found a niche market! Does anyone have a
> copy of "Starting Your Own Decal Business 101"?
>
> Tom Stoffer



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