Scratched 34' boxcar

[peteski]

Jon

I have seen Clover House and their dry transfers, but I have never used that type of product before. Just hesitant to use a new method. Plus they specifically say 1 car per sheet of transfers. In using Microscale decals I get 4-6 cars out of every sheet. Spreads cost out pretty well. Plus blunders are not that expensive. Mess up a single piece of a sheet of transfers and you just doubled the lettering cost for that car. I know I am being a little cheep but that is my nature.

Chris, thanks for the tip on cutting the siding. I will have to try that.

Unwilling to learn a new decorating method?  How about a cheat?

Get some blank clear film decal sheets and while on the workbench apply the dry transfer to the decal sheet. Presto!  You now have waterslide decals, not dry transfers!  Just cut them out of the sheet and apply them like standard decals that you are used to working with. 

[central.vermont]

Unwilling to learn a new decorating method?  How about a cheat?

Get some blank clear film decal sheets and while on the workbench apply the dry transfer to the decal sheet. Presto!  You now have waterslide decals, not dry transfers!  Just cut them out of the sheet and apply them like standard decals that you are used to working with.

Yeah, what he said. 
That's precisely how I do mine.

Jon

[Santa Fe Guy]

One of the many things I have learned in this hobby is when cutting styrene only cut once then snap along the line. You get a much straighter and cleaner line than trying to cut through the styrene and whats more it works. Another trick is to purchase a very cheap set of metal vernier calipers and file a point on the top two gauges (if not already done). This helps in making sure measurements are always as accurate as they can be as you can mark the styrene with the pointed ends.
Trust this is of some help.
Rod.