Elden, Any chance we could get you to expand on the comment "literally dozens of users"? There are no steel mills on my railroad; but I sure would like to have a reason to buy one or two of these

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I am very excited that we are finally going to get an acid tank car. I have been waiting it seems forever to get a car like this. It is one of

Arved Grass writes: " Fog is rare here in the tropics." Well...I'm not sure the terrm "rare" is proper. I don't recall seeing fog in central Florida during the summer but on many occasions, I

I guess to fill the void left by Floquil, Motrak Models is offering several black shades, white and earth tones in Scalecoat II flat for weathering purposes and general painting. Scalecoat blended

That’s not a bad idea, Chuck. I was just reading Denny’s plaint, and I am wondering if my success with MM is due to my not trying to stretch it out and use less, when more works, maybe, better.

I tried scrubbing the test tender with a toothbrush under running water. I remove the Micro Mask but also a significant portion of the non masked overspray. No clear dividing line between the masked

Andy For journal ends (and other uses) I use small bits of poster putty. Easy to use, and re-use over and

I included this link in the first post -- it explains the different paint products in detail. Vallejo also makes other products besides

Hi Denny, I use Micro Mask all the time, BUT I mainly use it to protect the pointed journal ends of wheelset axles when I airbrush them. I also use it for such things as piston rods and some

Tim, My LHS has ONE type of Vallejo paint. Have not idea which one it is. The stuff is practically as thick as tar, but when thinned with diH20, airbrushes as nicely as most other acrylics. I have

Elden, perhaps you were not listening :-\ Vallejo makes FOUR (4) different TYPES of paint. Two types are for airbrushing, and two are for brush painting. Each type has its own set of

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Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I agree with Jack; they are very good for brush-painting figures and landscaping elements, but I have not found them good for painting RR cars, or

Isn't Micro Mask water soluble? If so a wet cloth, and perhaps a good soaking for the really tough spots should get rid of any shreds. Aidrian What safe removal tricks can be offered by others that

Yes, Vallejo paints are great for brush painting figures, details, etc. They dry relatively quickly, cover perfectly, and leave no brush marks. After I bought my first set of Vallejo paints, I threw

Denny Anspach wrote > It has been interesting to me, and perhaps instructive, toobserve the current > renaissance of solvent-based model paints vs. the acrylicsthat not too long ago > were

It has been interesting to me, and perhaps instructive, to observe the current renaissance of solvent-based model paints vs. the acrylics that not too long ago were predicted, if not advocated to

Yes, the old tender I used for my test was aged flat paint and possibly not very clean. But then the caboose I plan to overspray and weather is also not freshly painted and is quite flat. Perhaps I

Yes, there is rubber cement and I have used it in the past although that bottle is now aged beyond use. But I was concerned about the effect of the rubber cement solvent attacking both the clear

This thread has been of considerable interest to me inasmuch as to date I have only had fair success with Micro Mask, difficulties arising from efforts at safe removal from around complex parts. The