I'm installing switches, track and ground throws in Angela's Landing.  I keep getting out more tools.  It's amazing how many we accumulate.  How many can you count in the photo below?

Over the years I have tried a variety of techniques to remove lettering from pad printed painted models with modest success. I've tried Solvaset with tissue paper and erasers as well as other commercially available decal removers.  I've usually taken a significant amount of the underlying paint with the lettering.  Touch-up painting and then weathering to disguise that damage has been required.  It is one thing to do it on a $20 car and quite another for something expensive and hard to come by.  

Just finished the MiJack Translift and Container Gantry Cranes for my CN Intermodal Yard on my layout -Trenton Subdivision in N Scale. The two crane models fit nicely in the scene and don’t overshadow the surrounding scenery. I opted for two different styles of cranes for added variety.

It has taken quite a few hours of measuring, marking, masking, painting and (of course) touch ups. As you can see from the “Google Earth” view. The trailer parking and container storage areas have been lined and numbered. I have not placed the CN Intermodal Yard into my Trenton Subdivision in N Scale. By having the flexibility of being able to move the scene I can work easily on all areas.