N&W RS-3 No. 300 Decals

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The Microscale set has two sizes of lettering. You should be able to piece 
the RS3 from the smaller set. I have not measured to see if the larger set 
can be pieced to fit the GP9, but it is worth a try.   Jim Nichols

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Subject: Re: N&W RS-3 No. 300 Decals



> The lettering on the GP9s looks like the same lettering used on the S1 

> steamer tenders, but the letters are a little closer together spacing 

> wise. This could probably be put together from the MicroScale steam loco 

> set.

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> But the RS3 lettering is a different animal. It looks like they used the 

> same stencils as on the tender of this M2:

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> http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns784.jpeg

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> I can't remember if the Microscale steam set covers this style of tender 

> lettering.

>

> Mark Peele

> Catonsville, MD

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