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Re: MEK...

I went by Lowes in Reno this morning and they HAVE 2 GALLONS on shelf and normally carry MEK (NOT SUBSTITUTE) Alan

By albyrno · #115053 ·

CORRECTION Re: Re: MTH HO 40' steel reefers

I wrote: This is the same issue that I have with the Athearn "Rebuilt USRA boxcar"... CORRECTION - ATLAS "Rebuilt USRA boxcar". Thanks to Brian Carlson for pointing it out. Ben Hom

By Benjamin Hom · #115052 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

The MSTL list recently raised funds and purchase Acid Free boxes, etc. for storage of the MSTL AFE files that Gene Green is currently working with. We got them from Gaylord, who regularly offers

By Douglas Harding · #115051 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

Al Kresse wrote: "Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately." They're not that bad - I pick up magazine storage boxes at the local comic book store for $5 retail, and the price per unit

By Benjamin Hom · #115050 ·

Re: MTH HO 40' steel reefers

Jan Podganski Jr wrote: "As I wrote in my original post, they are a decent stand in for a plywood side R-40-24. I did upgrade a model with new grab irons, and replace the ladder rungs with stand away

By Benjamin Hom · #115049 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

Sounds like I have a couple of the remedies in the house already: activated charcoal for the fish tank filter and kittie litter. Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately. Al

By water.kresse@... · #115048 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

My wife would say set it in the sun for a few days. IE let the UV rays kill off the mold/mildew. She also sprinkles cinnamon around the corners basement to remove the odor. Google can help:

By Douglas Harding · #115047 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

Larry, Al; Follow this link to Northeast Document Conservation Center. http://www.nedcc.org/ask/frequently.php#q9 Information is available, plus good hints for further assistance. Good luck Steve

By Steve Stull · #115045 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

you might ask a local museum. eric

By Rio Grande Ltd <rgmodels@...> · #115046 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

Great question Larry . . . . I would like to know also . . . and so would my wife. Al Kresse Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old

By water.kresse@... · #115043 ·

Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

Try putting dryer sheets in between some of the pages and put it in a box for a few weeks. Pierre Oliver

By Pierre <pierre.oliver@...> · #115042 ·

Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers

Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old Guides and similar publications.....I have acquired several over the years and most have a pretty

By larry <mrprksr@...> · #115041 ·

Re: Gon and hopper interiors

Anecdote. I bought a set of the Atlas Hart ballast cars decorated for Missouri Pacific a few years back. They had oxide red interiors, and I thought this couldn't possibly be right, so I

By asychis@... · #115040 ·

Sun Models NYC boxcar was New to group - an introduction

Don, That's the Broadway Limited Imports car. Sun Models is the company of one of the folks who has worked with BLI on a number of model projects. The BLI car has, of course, been released and is

By Bruce Smith · #115039 ·

2011 Atlas special run SLSF box

The tan & brown USRA rebuild has finally hot the street. Mine arrived yesterday Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

By BRIAN PAUL EHNI · #115038 ·

Re: FGE's RBL's: was Atlas plugdoor boxcar

Thanks Bill I feel like I just got a peek into your eagerly awaited book! Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country in the Land of Enchantm ent

By Scott H. Haycock · #115037 ·

Re: MEK...

Lowes stocks all of this in Tennessee. I just bought a gallon of MEK (could have gotten a 5 gallon can but not a quart can), Acetone and Lacquer Thinner. But Home Depot carries the substitute

By Allen Cain <allencain@...> · #115035 ·

Re: Gon and hopper interiors

Group: There is a great photo showing the wide variety of colors of a lot of box cars in the "CMSTP, Gatewood Yard,Chicago". Go to the flicker site below, then click on the "older" button about 10

By Joe Bower <jnbower1@...> · #115034 ·

Re: Gon and hopper interiors

Not just the SP. The Pennsylvania RR painted the insides of their hoppers as well-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179216178/lightbox/ Steve Lucas.

By midrly · #115033 ·

Re: MTH HO 40' steel reefers

As I wrote in my original post, they are a decent stand in for a plywood side R-40-24. I did upgrade a model with new grab irons, and replace the ladder rungs with stand away rungs. The under frame

By needles_sub <needles_sub@...> · #115044 ·

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