Reply To: Atlas 3-Bay Cylindrical Hopper for ART (LOCX), KO&G, TP and MP

[Charles Duckworth]

Got up at 6:30 this morning and sprayed a coat of Tamiya Clear so I was assured of having a glossy surface for recalling tonight. 102 degrees today so am back in the basement this evening decalling one side of the LOCX car. Hubert was furnished the ART lettering and duplicated everything on the sheet including the small stenciling above the shocker pads on the outlet gates. His decals are vey thin and Im glad he provides two sets on each sheet as a messed up one of the ART shields moving it after is was somewhat dry. Anyway am pleased with the car even with the roof walk being a little short. Reference page 122 in the Missouri Pacific Freight Color Guide for decal placement or the photos in this blog.

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Once I get the decals on one side of the car the other side goes much quicker using a set of calipers to determine the decal placement on the opposite side. The Mask Island decals, once dry leave no decal film. Looking at photos I aded the COTS markings but I couldn’t find any reference on the placement for the ACI labels. I don’t believe they were placed on the car sides as they were curved and the readers probably couldn’t pick up the markings.

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