Baking at 150-160 degrees . . . that can easily be the temperature of your models in the trunk or especially in the back seat of your car. So unless you have a fully temperature-controlled

Ken Roth asked: "I have a single-sheath USRA boxcar I'm hoping to detail for circa 1950 per picture in RPC volume 17 for the Central Railroad of NJ.  I have Westerfield decals which cover original

Googled the following for all list chemists: Vinegar consists of acetic acid(CH3COOH), water and trace amounts of other chemicals, which mayinclude flavorings. The concentration of the acetic acid

Hi Jim, Your post sent me to my copy of Trackside Grand Trunk New EnglandLines a Morning Sun book, where I thought I had seen a pic of a pipeload. I found the pic but the load was 30 carloads of

I have a single-sheath USRA boxcar I'm hoping to detail for circa 1950 per picture in RPC volume 17 for the Central Railroad of NJ. I have Westerfield decals which cover original scheme, but I'm

Paul, Skip the model "primer" because most of them are just plain paint. For dark colors, I paint with a Model Master flat black spray bomb and then with whatever I want to over that. For colors that

I may amuse (or exasperate) the chemists on the list, but IIRC, vinegar and salt make weak hydrochloric acid. I don’t know as it >replaces< grit blasting, as that can reduce or eliminate some

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: I would urge that this step be done cautiously. If the brass is one of those with a tough, adherent "brass-color" lacquer on it, no harm done. If it is bare brass, I

Schuyler, thanks for the response. Found it new & interesting aboutetching with vinegar & salt. What kind of vinegar? (Type of salt = sodiumchloride / "table salt"?) Sounds like this replaces having

Whatever brand of paint that Athearn applies to models made in China will blush in the presence of isopropyl alcohol. Branchline models will not blush but the paint will wash away if you're not

How many members are there on this list? That's about how many methods there are, I suspect. But, for me, once I'm sure there's no clearcoat on the model and I'm really dealing with brass as my

Nelson; Yes. The Speedwitch version of the CB&Q XM-25/26 is dimensionally accurate. If I recall correctly, the major dimensional discrepancy of the Sunshine kit was in the body

Did Ted correct the car length problem when Speedwitch issued theXM-25/XM-26 kits? I have one packed away somewhere, so it’s not availablefor measuring. Nelson Moyer

I have an unpainted brass car that I've had for a few years and I'm getting around to painting it. It's been quite a while since I painted a brass car. Wondering what are the best current

Thanks to all who responded to my plea for help. I'll try spraying the model with another coat or two of clear. At this point, I've got little to lose. The worst that can happen is that I have to

Can I borrow Spanky? I'd like to find another Sunshine Models Eagle Merchandise car for the layout! Charlie Duckworth

Ed - The ART book is not my doing! I wanted to provide one set of scale drawings to the author, but still have not found the good stat camera originals or negatives of those drawings. They were

Jim it appears on railroad went after concrete pipe loads. A photo can be seen here http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1963/63-4/car.html Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Thanks for the clarification, Dennis, and the lead to NWSL. Best wishes, Stuart Stuart A. Forsyth forsyth@...

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