Roland...
Actually I purchased the ‘CATS’ livery loco from ‘ricardo.ch’..[not E-Bay Germany as I thought]
After some investigation on its origins, I made contact with Holger Schafer, who confirmed it was one he had done..
He also gave me some hints on how to do these decals..
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Some time ago, I tried the 7micron decals from a local hobby shop [made in China I think]
For inkjet printing....then one has to apply clear lacquer. Before immersion in water to stop the inks running..
The application’s were a complete failure..
The next try was A4 self-adhesive sticky transparent vinyl paper….sort of looked ok, but it was too thick and one could easily see the edges of the paper and it would not go into the groove’s on the Re460 ribbed sides....So also a bit of a failure..
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The next try was the 13 micron laser paper…a lot better..
Had to get them printed at a local shop….who had a laser printer.
But as you say…..’asks for quite some know how and skilled craftsmanship!’
I have a long way to go....and I have not got the loco bodies to practice on..
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Your ‘critical remark’……Ouch!...That caught me by surprise.. and noted..
However, most of what I do is taken from the original real life re460/465 loco’s..[some will have been made by the big manufactures]
I search the internet for Swiss Company logo’s….If I find one I like...I design something around it.
I do not do these for selling on, they are just one off’s for my own collection and pleasure...
Besides, they are not up to a standard that would make them sellable..
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I started collecting the 460/465 a few years ago…about 155 origionals [Roco/Trix/Marklin/HAG]
And about 15 with my own Decals….Managed to obtain 10 white Roco bodies [unpainted] from Zuba-Tech…..Swiss model shop.. Some years ago.
I have been to Switzerland twice to photograph the railways..Erstfeld [before the new tunnel opened] and Zurich/Lucern HBF’s etc..
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I am sure I have come across pictures of your collection ?...Impressive..[I cannot remember where I saw them on the internet]..
Thanks for your help..
Peter