Decals/ vinyl lettering in 3/4" scale

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Decals/ vinyl lettering in 3/4" scale

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Hello, does anyone in the great beyond know of a supplier of decal or vinyl lettering ? I have reached the point in my tender build that I soon will need to label my road name, engine # etc. Any help would be great, the shops near me don't do small orders , I live in Cleveland Ohio.
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A site to review

Miraclerailroadproducts.com
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Depending what you're looking for, I use this outfit all the time, mostly in smaller scales. They do small runs, etc.
https://doityourselflettering.com/vinyl-lettering/
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Miracle says 1" scale through full size. Do they make 3/4" at all.

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Check with Fastsigns in downtown Cleveland. This is a franchise type business but the one near me has no problem with cutting a few numbers for me as a stencil for paint.
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I've done my decals on a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter. Came out alright.
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You should be able to find any number of vinyl cutters online with scaleable type capability. The problem may be the particular type font you need/want.
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https://highballgraphics.com

He does N scale and up and including full size.

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I've used highball graphics too, and they were great..
For my 3/4" stuff I've always used these guys..
https://www.gscalegraphics.net/custom-lettering.html#/
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JohnHudak wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:46 am I've used highball graphics too, and they were great..
For my 3/4" stuff I've always used these guys..
https://www.gscalegraphics.net/custom-lettering.html#/
I have used them for G-scale equipment and they worked out well. So, I imagine they can do larger stuff too.
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I've done my decals on a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter. Came out alright.
If you are doing a project then I like Connie at Miracle. But a year ago I switched to doing my own stencils and vinyl projects using a Cricut Vinyl Cutter. It has the capability of doing 12x24 inch cuts. While the can be around $200.00 new, I found one of facebook market for $100.00

You can buy high quality vinyl and stencil material from Oracal on line. Excellent product to work with.

I do my drawings in Inkscape which is a free to use software that can be downloaded. Learning to use Inkscape is simple as watching Youtube tutorials. You can master it in a week end.
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