Lots of lovely transfers to use on your Sudrian and North Western Railway - themed layouts!

More decals will be added to this page as they get developed. Prices include UK postage.

Please note colour decals are printed face-down and will require flipping over during application.

Instructions for applying decals can be found here.

SKARLOEY RAILWAY

SR CRESTS

Designed by Luke Ryan, a set of 12 Skarloey Railway crests featuring the crossed gauntlets, red roses and garter with ‘Skarloey Railway Company’ lettering.

Approx. 4mm tall.

Please note that these are laser printed and as such have some dithering. Refer to the photograph of them on the side of my model coach.

SR LOCO NAMES (Nos. 1-6)

Names for Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty and Duncan. Laser printed colour decal so please do refer to the instructions regarding these.

SR LETTERING (WHITE, FOR GOODS STOCK)

2mm tall SR lettering in white. 24 decals.

SR LETTERING (YELLOW)

Mix of SKARLOEY RAILWAY and SR lettering in yellow
Large size is 3mm tall, smaller size is 2mm tall

MID SODOR RAILWAY

MSR CRESTS

Designed by Luke Ryan, a set of 12 Mid Sodor Railway crests featuring the crossed gauntlets, red roses and crown with a red and white garter.

Approx. 4mm tall.

Please note that these are laser printed and as such have some dithering. Refer to the photograph of them on the side of my model coach.

MSR COACH LETTERING

‘Mid Sodor Railway’ and ‘MSR’ in a combination of pale yellow shaded and unshaded lettering (4 of each).

MSR COACH CLASSES/NUMBERS

‘First Class’ and ‘Third Class’ lettering in the same style as the MSR, plus a selection of unshaded numbers for coaching stock.

MSR LETTERING IN WHITE FOR GOODS WAGONS

16 sets of MSR letters at 3mm tall, and 12 sets at 5mm tall, using a custom font for a 1900-1949 look.
Ideal for goods stock.

NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY

NWR CRESTS

Designed by Luke Ryan, a set of 12 North Western Railway crests as described by Rev. W Awdry.

"Per saltire azure and vert, Two gloves argent saltirewise

in fess a rose of Lancaster proper

1st Azure a wheel or winged of same

dexter vert a fleece argent, sinister vert a mattock argent hafted or

base azure herrings naiant argent

Motto: "Nil Unquam Simile"

- "There's Nothing Quite Like It"

Approx 4mm tall.

Please note that these are laser printed and as such have some dithering.

CHALKED DESTINATIONS FOR GOODS STOCK

In steam days, a wagon’s destination was often chalked on its side. Here is a set of Sodor locations in a few different chalk fonts, with the letters varying in height to make them appear natural. Each letter is between 1.5-2.5mm tall.

Destinations: Tidmouth, Ffarquhar, Elsbridge, Knapford, Knapford Harbour, Dryaw, Brendam, Arlesburgh, Killdane, Wellsworth, Crovan’s Gate, Norramby, Crosby, Peel Godred, Suddery, Barrow, Kirk Ronan, Vicarstown, Kellsthorpe Road, Manchester.

If you need more of a certain destination then we can do a custom combination, just drop us a line via the contact page.

Includes some N W letter sets in white, enough for 2 wagons plus a spare set.

WHITE Ns and Ws (Franklin Heavy)

Always useful for branding goods wagons, why buy an entire alphabet when you only need 2 letters over and over?

Includes 35 Ns and 35 Ws in Franklin Gothic Heavy font. The letters have little black corner markers around the edge, this is to help cutting out as they are white letters on white paper, we have found the white version much less susceptible to ‘silvering’ than the blue.

WHITE Ns, Ws, Rs (Old Sans) - A4 sheet

A much larger sheet of Ns, Ws, and Rs in Old Sans font.

8mm tall - 21 Ns and Ws and 7 Rs

5mm tall - 40 Ns and Ws and 16 Rs

1.5mm tall - 140 Ns and Ws and 40 Rs

FFARQUHAR BRANCH COACHES

Familiar coach names ‘Annie’ and ‘Clarabel’ plus wildcard ‘Henrietta’ in the same style.
Each decal is approx. 3.5mm tall.

SODOR CHINA CLAY Ltd.

SCC Wagon Decals

A set of decals to decorate 3 wagons in the livery of Sodor China Clays Ltd.
Based on the ECC wagon livery. Includes SCC lettering, tare weight, loaded weight limit, ‘Return the Brendam Yard NWR’, and ‘Brendam’.
Wagon numbers included: 99, 82, 77, 62, 102, 30, 35, 5

FFARQUHAR QUARRY COMPANY

FQC DREWRY DIESEL ‘MAVIS’

Based on the illustrations from The Railway Series books, the lettering has been customised to best match that in the paintings. Sized to fit the Drewry diesel, on the cabside and sideplates as pictured on Luke Ryan’s model.

Includes 3 of each decal (1 for each side and 1 spare).

The Drewry Diesel conversion kit is produced by Sparkshot Custom Creations.

FFARQUHAR QUARRY CO. WAGON DECALS

Several variants available, all with different wagon number combinations. Based on the Rev. Awdry’s models and the illustrations in the books. May need adapting depending on the wagon you have.
Thanks to Possy for the photo of the decals on his wagon.

OTHER SUDRIAN DECALS

S.C.RUFFEY

S.C.Ruffey is a ballast contractor based at Tidmouth, not known for keeping its wagons in good working order. These decals have been designed to be as close to the illustrations as possible and are scaled to fit the 9ft wheelbase Dapol 7-plank wagon.

A.W.DRY & Co. x 4

A.W.Dry & Co. was the author’s easter egg, the civil engineers who helped to drain the marshes around Knapford and Elsbridge and worked on the construction of many of the railways on the island.

4 x lettering sets in white, shaded black. 44mm wide by 4mm tall.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THESE DECALS

The transparent decal material is one piece, not just the coloured part of the transfer, so cut as close to the decal as you can.

Apply over gloss paint.

A small amount of Micro-Set will help soften the decal and get it to adhere to the surface

Once firmly pressed into place (I use a small brush for this) apply Micro-Sol in small amounts to get a smooth finish. Micro-Sol helps the decal conform to the shape underneath and reduces ‘silvering’ where the transparent paper is visible.

It is also useful to use the brush to absorb excess moisture.

The transfer should settle flat over rivet detail. If it doesn’t, then apply more Micro-Sol and leave for a couple of minutes before gently pressing on it with a damp cloth or kitchen roll. If it’s dry it will stick!

Once applied and in place, leave it for 24 hours to dry.

Seal the decal with a small amount of matt varnish/lacquer. Don’t use too much, a gentle ‘waft’ will do. I have had good results from Tamiya Matt Lacquer. Dullcote is also good but hard to find in the UK.

Do 2 coats, with approx. 15 minutes between them, then leave for 48 hours to harden.

Weathering

Be careful when using washes as they can react with the decal and lacquer, and lift the ink off.

Leave it a few weeks for the lacquer to completely cure if you intend to use enamel washes. Acrylic washes and powders are generally OK to use but err on the side of caution.