I always find the numberboards tricky to decal as each of them needs four individual numbers and the decals are so small it can be a real challenge to get them straight and even.
For this model I decided to try printing my own numberboard decals, I had already fitted a set of Microscale EMD blank decals so all I needed were the numbers.
I found a windows compatible truetype font on the B&O historical society website and downloaded & installed it. The numbers themselves were typeset in Photoshop and printed on laser printer compatible waterslide paper.
They went on really easily and were certiainly a breeze compared to lining up tiny individual numbers.
I'd forgotten the chassis and sideframes were in primer so I needed to break out the airbrush to shoot them with Revell 'Tar Black' as I don't have any grimy black in stock.
As I had the airbrush out, I gave the roof a quick blast of black to get the weathering started. I will do the rest of the weathering with a regular brush.
Next stage will be the detail weathering and reassembly of the model.
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