Sorry. Nothing here indicates any pixelation. Really this is getting a tad silly. Some here are calling fine lines, spot matrix in colors and what not as pixelation. Pixelation in printing means the i

Dennis, Not being able to use “Spot Color” mode on a printer does not create pixilation. What is does create is a “spot matrix” pattern in the color. There is a definite difference. Pixelation will cr

Why would colors be pixelated? That is controlled by the artwork. As long as the artwork is a vector format, there should be no pixelation. Pixelation occurs when when vector artwork is rasterized, or

I hope most of the items will still be available under the new ownership. CF has produced some excellent models at reasonable prices. However, the “D7 Similar” crawler tractor ain’t one of them. The p

I use Illustrator for my artwork. I also have CorelDRAW but prefer to do the any actual artwork in ai. This is almost certainly due my having learned vector artwork in ai. No sense now to re-learn on

All. Not being an expert (don’t want to be either. Look at the word; Ex is a has-been and spurt is a drip under pressure) I have spent an inordinate amount of time looking at prototype photos while dr

I agree Peter. It’s a dirty job but somebodies gotta do it. Better you than me. John Hagen

So far as I can recall, Archer was always located in NC. But then I never really paid any attention to them until someone discovered their rivet decals. That was what seemed to get the interest of mod

Group, Considering this rather sad thread, if anyone can provide a set, or a high resolution scan of a set (600dpi preferred but 300 would be workable) or prototype photos, I can produce a set. It wou

Bill, That is what I thought but did not know for certain. Whenever possible I use prototype photos for creating decal artwork. It’s the only to get the proper lettering, fonts, trademarks, etc. John

I am not certain what Bill used to determine just how the retainer pipe was originally routed. The most likely are old erection shop drawings or prototype photos. If he used photos it would a definite

I am looking at two Walther's semi trailers. A 35' fluted side CNW and a Soo Line 32' wide spaced vertical rib. The CNW scales out to 35' length, 7' 1" width (too narrow), 4' floor height and 12' 6" O

Well, it woulda been okay if the U.S. didn’t abhor the metric system so much back then. Instead they chose to widen the gauge to 5’ or, for the serious modelers, they chose to work in 17/64 scale. Who

Wish my weight was in scale tons. Anyway, to check the weight wouldn’t you need a scale scale? John John Hagen

Just for the fun of it seeing as how proper nomenclature has been introduced; There is no way in hell an HO truck, even a pair of them, could weigh 70 tons. I’ll now return to my nap. John Hagen

Eric, Yes, those model 210 Dremel drill presses were/are really quite handy. I’ve had for maybe 30 years and every so often it has made a project much easier. Anyone who has acquired one of the early

While brown is a relatively common color in the 12” to the foot world (think UPS) or any world where paint is mixed and used, it the decal world it is not so easy. Model railroad decals generally use

I tried 91% Isopropyl Alcohol with a Q-tip to remove lettering on a Bachmann 2-8-0 tender. The black paint on the tender body came off nicely, which I didn’t want, except where the lettering was; I me

Al, nothing I can find. Yes Rail Graphics were very fine decals indeed. It’s not the film, it’s the printing method. Finding good decal paper with the film already on it is easy. Both Microscale and B

Decals, all decals, add thickness to lettering. If you added 0.008 to 0.012 in of paint to a 12 in to the foot freight car you wouldn’t really have any problem with getting them to “nestle down” aroun