Some more info on M-26 patch panels. I found a 1956 photo of B&O 273125 with patch panels that were riveted on the top seam instead of welded. The patch...
... Bruce, I have been looking as well, and in the B&O Modeler ezine found reference to Poly Scale Boxcar Red (which is brown) for this scheme, and Special ...
Gentlemen, I need your help. I am switching from Floquil lacquer base to Latex or water based paint. What is the best substitute for Testors dullcoat and a...
... Fenton, Dang - I was going to tell you to use Poly Scale <G>. That's what I use and I've had good results. In fact, I never touch Dull-cote having had ...
Fenton, Even though I use mostly the Polly Scale acrylics for my painting, I still use Dullcote and Glosscote. I too was unhappy with the flat and gloss...
Thanks Bruce, I will try it, maybe I wasn't doing it right. By the way, you said you use water to thin. Distilled water? How about Isopropyl Alcohol, do...
Last year I bought a nicely painted brass locomotive on Ebay, but it looks as if it was dipped in a vat of Future. It's just WAY too shiny and the thickness...
... Fenton, I would stay away from either isopropyl or Poly Scale thinner (which is alcohol based). In my experience, the biggest problem with acrylics is ...
When using acrylics I always thin them with Isopropyl Alcohol, approximately 10-15%, except for white, which i spray as is from the bottle. Unlike the...
Good stuff Bruce, thanks. I have been using lacquers since 1972 when a friend taught me to paint. I was trained on a Binks and use a Binks Wren brush with a...
Thanks Jim, It sounds like the water at the booth is the key. I use the Binks Wren that uses the jar so it would be easy to keep a bottle of water/detergent...
Hi Tim, Ammonia is the stripper for Future. Soak in a 25% solution of household ammonia while checking for effect. This will also remove acrylic paints and...
All, I have a suggestion on how to clean up the look of the chiseled floor boards on the bottom of the car. To cover up the chisel marks I used a thin sheet of...
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Sorry Ted, & all virtualmodelers, I added a photo to Ted's folder by mistake, I was looking at Ted's posted M-26 photos and did not realize that his folder was...
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... Definitely incorrect, as Bruce correctly points out. I learned about the brown after this model was finished. I learned my lesson and painted the M-26a...
I'm working a the F&C kit (#7060) of the Central Vermont 41000 series SS box. I'm trying to figure out the correct configuration of the AB equipment....
There is going to be an RPM type meet on August 18th, 2007 in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa area. It will be a one day affair. We are still in the early...
Mark: It is. I just received some from Precision Scale. For a lot of PSC parts, I just order directly from them as Walthers has not been very diligent in...
From Richard Hendrickson, March 7, 2000: Precision Scale #32110 brass stanchions (they're listed as HOn3 in the catalog, but they're the same size and...
All, Would anyone know if the Ribsides Milw Road Rib Sided Double Door car has the correct Door setup cast in to the mold? There seems to be a space in the...
Bill, Thanks for the reply. I really enjoyed your class on FGRX Reefers at Greensburg. I was reallyb disapointed that I had to bail after Dinner to head back...
... The latest issue of the Railway Prototype Cyclopedia (#15) has just arrived with a great article on the PRR X23 (with a few minor booboos <G>). Included...
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