I am decaling at Westerfield GN truss rod boxcar w/inset Murphy ends using a Bruce Meyer photo circa 1954 of #9996. It displays the GN Monogram w/the side facing goat with "Great Northern Railway" wrapped around the goat. Neither the Westerfield or Speedwitch decals i have include this version. Hoping someone here may know if this version exists in !/87 scale. I may be mistaken but I think the monogram used on the truss rod boxcar was smaller than the version used on taller 40-foot boxcars. Your help is appreciated.

Thank you,
Bill Welch

Hi Bill,

It's a little difficult to visualize the herald you are talking about.  Any chance you could post the photo of GN 9996?

Todd Sullivan.

Since I only use "Front Facing Goats", I chuck the "Sides" into a tin. I find 4 sizes in there, with 24" and 34" being the smallest.  The 34" are the only small ones with the "Railway". Is that what you are after?

RJ Dial
Mendocino, CA

I found even more. I was thinking single sheath, but maybe looking at my collection the truss rods were DS, so maybe this big huge thing?
RJ Dial
Mendocino, CA

Thank you R.J. I just measured the decals I have:

Westerfield is about 46" scale inches or .6205 actual inches.

Speedwitch is about 49" scale inches or .6465 actual inches.

This Microscale set has three sizes: http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=87-1388&Category_Code=GN

The middle size may be what I want. If someone here has this set , perhaps they could measure the middle size?

Bill Welch

Hi Todd, given that the photo i have was purchased from one of our valuable venders, I am reluctant to post online as doing so could undermine their business. Hope you understand. the photos R.J. posted do a good job explaining the various GN monogram motifs I am referring to.

Bill Welch

From the GNRHS website

http://www.gnrhs.org/gn_logos.php

-Hudson

What the gnrhs site doesn't mention is that those are"logos", but all weren't on the sides of freight cars. Also, the date (1936) shown for the introduction of the side facing goat herald is not correct for freight cars (1941).
Staffan Ehnbom is the GN expert I always look to for such help. He's on the list, maybe will pipe in.
Since we have ruled out the 72' and the 34" with the "Great Northern Railway" wording and in Black/White, maybe Staffan knows. 

RJ Dial
Mendocino, Ca

I ordered Microscale's #1388 for the GN's wood Boxcars as it has the Monograms i wanted.

Bill Welch

The "historic collections" #1 and 2 do have dates. The side-facing "silhouette" style Goat herald started in 1936. I can't say for certain what size it was, but I could inquire for you over on the GNRHS io group if you want. I'm a GN steam-era modeller and I can't even keep track of the heralds. Usually I just work from photos. 


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Brian Stokes
https://northpoint48.blogspot.com/

As RJDial mentioned, the 1936 date for the side facing goat was not for freight cars.  The side goat was first used for freight cars in 1941 as he said.  The 1936 date was for locomotives' first use of the side goat.

Doug Paasch