Formerly a line of exclusive decals to letter models of Michigan-prototype locomotives and rolling stock- now a place to announce special projects. |
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For many years I'd promised a number of O scale modelers that I'd run an O scale version of my old decal set for PM switchers. Although I have gotten out of the decal sales business, I am putting together a project to honor that commitment. As of July 15, there was enough interest expressed in the PM switcher set to drive the cost per set down to $15 each. There has only been interest in two sets of the C&O version, so it is not looking like it will happen at this time.
...just not from me. I've stopped taking decal orders effective May 30, 2020 (see below), but I have found a new home for one of my old sets. The decal set for Ludington & Northern SW8 #16, that I first ran in 2001, is now available as an updated set from Bill Mosteller of greatdecals.com. With my permission and cooperation, he is now offering my former set LUN-1. This updated set will stripe and letter one HO scale SW8 in any of the paint scheme variations that #16 wore from its construction in 1953 until Fall 2019. This covers its time on the Ludington & Northern, the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay, the Ann Arbor Railroad, the Michigan Southern and the Michigan Shore, and the Kendallville Terminal. With the addition of flag decals and a new leasing stencil, Bill's updated version adds the post-2003 Kendallville Terminal scheme to the variations covered by the set.
These sets are available now at http://greatdecals.com
After giving it some thought, I've decided that I will no longer offer decals for general sale after May 30, 2020 Circumstances that are constraining my hobby time have reached the point where I need to cut back on things that do not contribute greatly to my enjoyment of the model railroading hobby. Some things have to go, and I've decided that selling decals is one of them. Issues with the availability of suitable supplies and with having time available to fill orders are factors in this decision. I will fill orders postmarked by May 30, 2020, so consider this a "last call." Any orders received postmarked after May 30 will be returned unfilled. For lettering Pere Marquette rolling stock, I highly recommend decal set DF0187 from Smokebox Graphics. This is the Mother Of All Decal Sets for PM equpment. It is a professionally-printed sheet of white decals that includes lettering for PM boxcars, hoppers, covered hoppers, gondolas, flat cars and cabooses. This decal set is a work of art. I have a few projects coming up in the Modelers' Column in the PM Historical Society's PM Tracks that use these decals. Thank you for your support over the years. -Fritz Milhaupt |
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These decal sets are independent projects of Fritz Milhaupt, and are neither products of nor are specifically endorsed by the Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc.,. the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Inc., CSX Corporation, nor Pioneer Railcorp.
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