Nice to meet you. I am James Mitich. I have a small custom model train painting business called Mitich Rail Limited and I would like to thank you for the quality and varity of railroad decals that you offer.

As for Ideas as to what you propose. I think its a great idea. I would try what I would call a "Prototype Modeling Approach." I would take a Painted and unletterd car (either factory available or prepped before hand) and demonstrate The use of your products. What would really go over well I would think, is set up a booth and provide a free painted car thats mostly assembeld (minust trucks and couplers mostly) and a decal set.(Maybe nearby Athearn and their Ready to Roll line could be of assistance?) In the process describe what model railroading is about and how decals can be used to achieve a unique custom car. I would also include a photograph of the real car you are trying to get them to make. With your ability to produce decals I think sets made to match the photo and do just that could fairly easily be done. I dont know how much of a chore it is to set up new decal sets the way you guys do it. But since I am thinking on roadnames that you already have sets for, if you guys use a computer type set up. You culd just dial up some UP lettering for example and make the set out of fonts already in inventory.

One complaint I hear often from first time decalers is they are often intimidated by small lettering. I am thinking on these new sets for the project of maybe combining all the small lettering that goes in one area of a car onto one piece of film. This would make the first timers less intimidated and more apt to try this great part of model railroading. Though I do recognize that hiding the decal film cold pose some problems

This could also open a new seris of decals for Microscale. With ground being lost to factory painted equipment every day. You can use these new sets in a "First timers Project" kind of line aimed especially at model railroaders doing their first custom car. The kind of projects I am thinking of are maybe something that could be done in about 15 to 20 minuts. (with the possibility of not using your setting solutions for time reasons) I think doing it that way would be a good way to get new people into model railroading.

If you would like some photos for Ideas for cars that I think would make good first time projects. Let me know. I will send you some from my collection. I will let you use them for no charge as long as you credit Mitich Rail Limited for the source.

I am glad I could be of assistance.

Sincerely

I also have phase III Althern P-42's that I'd like to change.

I have 2 P42's and 11 Superliners....

Looks like I need to set up a minor assembly line one of these weekends. :-)

I'll assume Microscale is coming out with the phase IVb paint scheme decals sometime in the future..

(Also, I won't quibble about the $4.00.... A couple of years ago, your Italian friends convinced me that the discounted $3.98 isn't worth the hassle:-)

I follow in Big Sarge's Sentaments on Fallen flags. There are several railroads that had colorful and distinctive equipment that I would like to run in through service on my model rialroad, but cant find anyone that makes it. Or if they do, It costs a god awful amount. In my prevous posting i mentioned I to own a model train company. (Although on a much smaller scale that yours) Over the years I have collected a large number of photographs. In the hope that I might be able to further assist your efforts, I make it available for your use. I am in the process of digitising all the images and puting them on line. When I get that done, I will post the link here.

Some of my pictures can be found at http://w3.trib.com/~mrljim That is the website I am buidling for my company. To hold some of the links until I get the actual pages built. I have posted some of my photographs.

Thanks Again,