John Mancuso's C-19 Narrow Gauge 2-8-0

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Quick update:

I had some time this afternoon between projects to begin the decaling process. We previously mentioned the decals are about 35+ years old and the concern was would they hold together or break up when soaked in the water and applied.

These decals are one of a kind and I wasn't going to take the chance of ruining them. Of course, I had the option of spraying the decals with Dull Coat to prevent the break up.

The great news is that I cut one small decal out and soaked in the water and it wasn't an issue of breaking up at all! The decals were as good as new and I had no problem applying them. No photos as yet but they will soon follow.

Tom

[bparrish]

Tom...

That's great........ I've seen old decals go either way.  Usually the more difficult to replace the more problems I have. 
Murphy wrote extensively on this subject.  Then of course O'Toole chimed in and said that Murphy was an optimist.

see ya
Bob

[halrey]

Let me know how the decals work out, I re-created the C&D logo about 20 years ago for Hayden, so if they need to be reprinted I maybe able too help out.


Hal

[cuse]

We love pictures! 


Great news on the decals...That Frary does good work!


Thanks Tom


John

[ReadingBob]

I got a glimpse of the engine (and caboose) last week and it sure is a sweet looking little thing.  I can't wait to see running around on John's layout after Tom does his thing to it.  It's going to be a sight to behold.   

[GPdemayo]

I got a glimpse of the engine (and caboose) last week and it sure is a sweet looking little thing.  I can't wait to see running around on John's layout after Tom does his thing to it.  It's going to be a sight to behold.   

What Bob said.....

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Tom...

That's great........ I've seen old decals go either way.  Usually the more difficult to replace the more problems I have. 
Murphy wrote extensively on this subject.  Then of course O'Toole chimed in and said that Murphy was an optimist.

see ya
Bob

Bob,

Yes, the decals could have very easily gone the other way. We were fortunate this time around. Murphy must have forgotten I had the old decals. 

Tom

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Let me know how the decals work out, I re-created the C&D logo about 20 years ago for Hayden, so if they need to be reprinted I maybe able too help out.


Hal

Hal,

Thank you for the offer and for following along on the adventure. The decals were no problem at all. They appear as if Champ did them last week. I'm not sure who did these but they are still very fresh. I had no problem at all in applying them to the loco even after all the passage of time.

Tom

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We love pictures! 


Great news on the decals...That Frary does good work!


Thanks Tom


John

John,

You are very welcome Butty. I'll get some pictures up this weekend.


Tom

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I got a glimpse of the engine (and caboose) last week and it sure is a sweet looking little thing.  I can't wait to see running around on John's layout after Tom does his thing to it.  It's going to be a sight to behold.   

Ah, another Butty checks in. I'll be starting the weathering process this weekend. Thanks for following along.

Tom

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I got a glimpse of the engine (and caboose) last week and it sure is a sweet looking little thing.  I can't wait to see running around on John's layout after Tom does his thing to it.  It's going to be a sight to behold.   

What Bob said.....

And a third Butty checks in on the adventure. Thanks for all the support. It sure is good to have friends, all four of them!

Tom

[LongHornCaddy]

Pictures!!

Please 

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Pictures!!

Please 

Patience grasshopper, patience! They are a'comin.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

I got a glimpse of the engine (and caboose) last week and it sure is a sweet looking little thing.  I can't wait to see running around on John's layout after Tom does his thing to it.  It's going to be a sight to behold.   

What Bob said.....

And a third Butty checks in on the adventure. Thanks for all the support. It sure is good to have friends, all four of them!

Tom

Hey.....what are friends for? 

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The decaling is now complete but I forgot to show you what I did prior to applying the decals. I used blue painters tape to cover the areas I didn't want to cover with a gloss coat.

I like to use the blue painters tape and unlike the old masking tape trick, this tape doesn't leave any tape residue.





I used Testors Spray Lacquer for the gloss coat.

PLEASE NOTE:  I sprayed the clear laquer on an old boxcar to test the viscosity of the paint. In other words, I wanted to know how the paint would spray from the can prior to using it on the loco. This is a good practice to have as I've found different cans of the same spray may have different spray patterns or better yet, spray volume.

Okay, you've been warned!

Continued in a few.