So I know this was discussed widely in these forums a few years back, but all the threads on the subject were locked, so I figured I'd start this one. Anyway I was able to get my hands on a new 30-1590-1 4-6-0 in the 'George Washington' paint scheme which is identical minus the lettering to WDW RR's #1 Walter E. Disney which the locomotive was modeled after.
Anyway I bought it with the intentions of changing the letters for the Walter E Disney for my Disney-obsessed 4 year old so I figured I'd take some measurements to properly scale my decades. So as I'm inspecting the tender I saw what looks like a hidden layer of paint at the right angle of light. Take a look where the word 'George' is and it looks like something was erased/paint removed. And sure enough if you look under the picture of George Washington there is the Walt Disney World Railroad logo! Makes it seem as these were actually in production as the real Walter Disney when the licensing didn't come through they salvaged them with the president paint overs.
So to those with painting expertise, think I should try to remove the top layer of paint or just place decals over it?
