We should send out a search party to look for the missing "draft gear boxes". :-) Dennis

Bob Chaparro asked: "Here is a link to an image of a boxcar underside, circa 1915. Click on the image to enlarge it. Any surprises

Here is a link to an image of a boxcar underside, circa 1915. Click on the image to enlarge it. Any surprises

I was not in Naperville, but I attended the hands on 2 1/2 hour airbrush clinic at the NMRA convention in Grand Rapids and consider it to be the best investment of clinic time of any convention I have

Agreed. From F&C's FAQ: "Are there any special instructions for painting the kits? "Any brand of high-quality model paint is good and the model should not be primed before painting. We use floquil

Try precision Scale Co. in Montana. In the Walthers catalog it's about half the price of Shinoha Bill Williams

Clark, I use "Shout" the prewash stain lifter and wash all castings before assembly. Get's the mold release out of there. Needs more rinsing than "Dawn", but cuts through most mold release

Clark, Years ago when I produced resin kits, I recommended that the parts be scrubbed using a toothbrush and Ajax or Comet. The powdered cleaners seem to do a great job of removing mold release

Don't own such a thing. Day or two before painting What! of course not : )) Only use Floquil Thanks Bruce, Clark Propst

Alan should be doing demos at trainfest next weekend also if you missed Naperville. Clark Propst

Clark, Dawn and a tooth brush... <VBG> I'm not sure why this did not work on this one model. Did you grit blast it? I usually do, and then wash it. Although I've been told this supposedly "drives

I bought two F&C kits at Naperville. Just painted one and am ready to prep the other. I cleaned the first one with dawn detergent on a tooth brush. Still had some “fish eyeing” on the roof. What

One of the reasons I like to use Floquil for weathering is that it can be applied with less than 10 lbs of air pressure -- really helps when using a double action with a #1 fine needle and tip. In

I sat in on the hands-on clinic. As I already have an Iwata dual-action brush and one of their top of the line compressors, I was knowledgeable with the product line, and the proper means of

You'd be surprised. I got my first airbrush in 1972 when I was 14 years old. I had been building models since age 7 and using spray paint since about the age of 10. I loaded my cheapie Badger 250

I've been using Paasche for 40 years - the last 16 or so almost 100% VL and H before that. The only thing I'd consider changing to would be Iwata. I haven't been to their clinics but I did talk to

Yes, and I'm currently building a layout! I just hope that by the time I get all my track lines drawn, and the roadbed laid, that Atlas flex will again be available. Surely, Atlas will want to get

I thought only my listserver did that... Andy

And if you're building a layout you're screwed. I must admit that of all the things I could have predicted for the hobby, a track shortage wasn't one of them. Hopefully it will be over with by the

Not only that! It will be someone you never heard of before. Gene Green